Resident Health Quality » Goshen Healthcare Community

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 15.3 20.5 20.7 20.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.8 3.3 7.8 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 5.7 6.5 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.6 26.5 23.3 22.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.8 4.7 2.6 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 2.3 1.1 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.0 15.5 14.4 15.4

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 4.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 10.0 7.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.7 18.4 16.1 17.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.8 96.8 96.8 96.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.8 10.3 7.5 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.8 100.0 100.0 93.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.4 55.3 55.8 54.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.4 6.9 6.8 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2

Additional Quality Measures - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine * * * 86.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 80.0 95.5 83.3
  1. * Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report.  Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set. The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html