Resident Health Quality » Pacific Heights Transitional Care Center

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 21.4 29.9 16.2 22.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.9 9.0 9.0 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.1 0.0 1.2 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 5.3 11.4 10.0 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.9 2.4 2.5 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.3 0.0 3.3 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

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 69.5 69.8 65.7 65.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.0 2.3 2.1 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.7 8.0 6.5 7.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.9 2.5 4.0 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 100.0 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 15.0 * * 35.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.1 2.4 0.0 0.9
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 81.7 81.7 81.7 81.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.8 91.7 94.4 88.0
  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