Percent of High-Risk Residents With Pressure Ulcers
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of long-stay, high-risk residents with Stage II-IV or unstageable pressure ulcers
Numerator
All long-stay residents with a selected target assessment that has stage II-IV or unstageable pressure ulcers present
Denominator
All long-stay residents with a selected target assessment, except those with exclusions.
Exclusions
Target assessment is an OBRA Admission assessment or 5-Day assessment
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public report, available from www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/nhqiqualitymeasures Joyce, N. R., McGuire, T. G., Bartels, S. J., Mitchell, S. L., & Grabowski, D. C. (2018). The Impact of Dementia Special Care Units on Quality of Care: An Instrumental Variables Analysis. Health Services Research, 53(5), 3657-3679.