Long-Term Care Survey Alert
5-Star Program Uses 10 Publicly Reported Quality Measures
Pay special attention to 2 of these measures. Long-stay residents:
• Percent of residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased.
• Percent of residents whose ability to move in and around their room got worse.
• Percent of high-risk residents who have pressure sores.
• Percent of residents who had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder.
• Percent of residents who were physically restrained.
• Percent of residents with urinary tract infections.
• Percent of residents with moderate to severe pain.
Short-stay residents:
• Percent of residents with pressure sores.
• Percent of residents with moderate to severe pain.
• Percent of residents with delirium.
Note: The two ADL measures constitute 40 percent of the overall weight on the long-stay measures, states CMS.
Long-Term Care Survey Alert
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