MDS Quality Measures Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by [deleted]

The nursing home quality measures come from resident assessment data that nursing homes routinely collect on the residents at specified intervals during their stay. These measures assess the resident's physical and clinical conditions and abilities, as well as prefer­ences and life care wishes. These assessment data have been converted to develop quality measures that give consumers another source of inform­ation that shows how well nursing homes are caring for their resident's physical and clinical needs.

To give you inform­ation about the quality of care at nursing homes in order to help you choose a nursing home for yourself or others
To give you inform­ation about the care at nursing homes where you or family members already live
To give you inform­ation to facilitate your discus­sions with the nursing home staff regarding the quality of care; and
To give data to the nursing home to help them in their quality improv­ement efforts.

Percent of Residents who Self-R­eport Moderate to Severe Pain
Percent of Residents with Pressure Ulcers that are New or Worsened 
Percent of Residents Who Were Assessed and Approp­riately Given the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 
Percent of Residents Assessed and Approp­riately Given the Pneumo­coccal Vaccine 
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Newly Received an Antips­ychotic Medication

Percent of Residents Experi­encing One or More Falls with Major Injury
Percent of Residents who Self-R­eport Moderate to Severe Pain
Percent of High-Risk Residents with Pressure Ulcers
Percent of Residents Assessed and Approp­riately Given the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 
Percent of Residents Assessed and Approp­riately Given the Pneumo­coccal Vaccine 
Percent of Residents with a Urinary Tract Infection 
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder 
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder 
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restra­ined 
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help with Activities of Daily Living Has Increased 
Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight 
Percent of Residents Who Have Depressive Symptoms
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Received An Antips­ychotic Medication