Resident Health Quality » Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 7.2 8.5 21.0 13.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 18.8 19.7 15.9 18.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 1.4 1.4 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 3.7 5.7 0.0 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.8 4.1 4.1 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.2 9.1 8.8 9.4

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function 56.0 67.6 62.9 62.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.2 8.8 10.8 7.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.1 14.9 14.3 16.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.2 96.2 96.2 96.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.0 6.2 3.0 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.6 100.0 100.0 99.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 76.2 * 55.0 57.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.9 86.9 86.9 86.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.9 96.7 90.1 91.6
  1. * Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report.  Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set. The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html