Inspections are done to ensure that the nursing home residents receive safe, quality care and services in accordance with rules established by CMS and the state. OHCQ visits each nursing home to determine if the nursing home is meeting federal and state regulations. Health and Fire Safety Inspection Reports are obtained from inspections completed by the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) and reported to CMS. The next survey will be conducted in the fall of 2021, with survey reports available in the winter of 2022. The Maryland Health Care Commission conducts this report every year, with the most recent survey conducted in 2020. This survey is completed by a responsible party (usually a family member) for a long term resident of a nursing home. Quality measures are calculated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from the data supplied by each nursing home using the Minimum Data Set (MDS).Įxperience of Care Measures are reported in the Family Satisfaction Survey that is conducted each year. Examples of measures include how well pain is managed residents that develop pressure ulcers (bed sores) in the nursing home, and residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season. Quality Measures report 20 measures, 14 that evaluate the care for long stay residents and six measures that evaluate care for short stay residents. Rates of Influenza Vaccination of nursing home staff.Results of Health and Fire Safety Inspection Reports performed on-site by state surveyors.Staffing Measures that show how much time is spent with each patient per day, by different nursing staff and physical therapists, as well as percentage of staff that has been employed at nursing home for 2 or more years.Experience of Care Measures that evaluate how well a responsible party (close family member or friend) or the resident rated the care.Quality Measures that evaluate the way care is given (process) and the results of care (outcome).The Maryland Quality Reporting website includes several measures a consumer can use to evaluate how well Maryland nursing homes give care to residents: Maryland Quality Reporting on Nursing Homes Back Health Data and Quality QUALITY Nursing Home Performance
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