CMS Nursing Home Quality Measures

Here is a table of Nursing Home quality measure as defined by CMS.

Quality Measures	MDS Observation Time Frame *
Long Term Measures
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season	October 1 thru March 31
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	Looks back 5 years
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain	Looks back 7 days
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious	Looks back 30 days
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder	Looks back 14 days
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder	Looks back 14 days
Percent of Residents Who Spent Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Residents with a Urinary Tract Infection	Looks back 30 days
Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight	Looks back 30 days
Short-Stay Measures
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season	October 1 thru March 31
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	Looks back 5 years
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain	Looks back 7 days
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores	Looks back 7 days