Nursing home quality data on CMS Nursing Home Compare has been updated to report quality data with the following reporting time periods:
January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Percent of long-stay residents who have moderate to severe pain
Percent of high-risk long-stay residents who have pressure sores
Percent of low-risk long-stay residents who have pressure sores
Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
Percent of long-stay residents who are more depressed or anxious
Percent of low-risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
Percent of long-stay residents who have/had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Percent of long-stay residents who spend most of their time in bed or in a chair
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move about in and around their room got worse
Percent of long-stay residents who had a urinary tract infection
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2009
Percent of long-stay residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season
October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009
Percent of long-stay residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination