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Nursing Care Quality Measures -
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
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This percentage addresses the ratio of short-stay residents (those recently admitted to the Nursing Care Center following a hospital stay) who are reported to have moderate to severe pain during their seven-day assessment period.
Why is this important?
This measure is shown to highlight the importance of talking to Nursing Care Center staff about how they check and manage pain, and to make you aware of how important it is. Please bear in mind that pain can be caused by a variety of medical conditions, and checking for pain and pain management are very complex.
Comparing these ratios is different from the other measures because the percentages may mean different things. Generally, a lower percentage is better.
However, this isn't always true. For example, two Nursing Care Centers could provide the same quality of care and have the same number of residents with pain. However, if one of the Nursing Care Center does a better job of checking their residents for pain, they will report more residents with pain, and could have a higher percentage on this measure. Or, if for personal or cultural reasons, more residents in one of the Nursing Care Center refuse to take pain medication, that Nursing Care Center’s percentage would be higher. In these examples, although the percentage for one Nursing Care Center is higher, it does not mean they are not providing good care.
It is important to note that most residents who are in a Nursing Care Center following a hospitalization are recovering from a severe illness, surgery, or an injury (like a broken bone). It is common to have pain after surgery or an injury. Physical therapy to restore functioning can also be associated with some degree of pain that is unavoidable. However, it is still important to identify and treat pain.
The data included on CHRISTUS Health’s nursing care centers as well as U.S. and state averages for this measure were provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
