What are the three categories for which ratings are provided in the Five-Star Rating System for nursing homes?
What are some of the specific long-stay and short-stay quality measures used in this system?
Following are the three categories for providing rating in the five star rating system for nursing homes :
1. Nursing home staffing : To rate the service and quality provided by the staff.
2. Health inspections : To avoid complexity in the health treatments and rules as per the policy.
3. Quality measures : To assure the quality service and treatments are given to the patients.
Long stay quality measures are important for the resident's care, individual performance and responsibilities required to carry out at nursing homes, these are :
a. Daily living
b. Pressure ulcers
c. Pain
d. Catheterization
e. Mobility
f. Restraints
While some of the short - stay quality measures used are :
a. Pain
b. High risks pressure ulcers and
c. Delirium.
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