Percent of Residents Who Were Offered and Declined the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument Quality Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Infection Control

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percent of long-stay residents who are offered and declined the influenza vaccination during the most recent influenza season.

Numerator

Resident was offered and declined the influenza vaccine during the most recent influenza season.

Denominator

All long-stay residents with a selected influenza vaccination assessment. This includes all residents who have an entry date on or before March 31 of the most recently completed influenza season and have an assessment with a target date on or after October 1 of the most recently completed influenza season (i.e., the target date must fall on or between October 1 and June 30), except those with exclusions.

Exclusions

Resident's age on target date of selected influenza vaccination assessment is 179 days or less.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). This measure is only calculated once per 12-month influenza season which begins on July 1 of a given year and ends on June 30 of the subsequent year and reports data for residents who were in the facility for at least one day during the target period of October 1 through March 31.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Nursing Home Care Comparison publicly reported on CMS website of all Medicare and Medicaid US nursing homes. Reports the average adjusted QM values for most recent three quarters. Quality measure reports available at national, state, facility and resident level (providers only). Five-star quality rating system (n=9 QIs) available publicly online.

Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025