Resident Health Quality » Heather Hill Healthcare 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 23.6 23.4 16.6 22.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.9 10.2 6.7 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 3.6 2.4 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.3 19.2 17.3 17.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.9 16.1 15.6 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 1.2 1.1 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.7 3.7 2.4 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.7 9.3 11.8 9.9

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 44.9 * * 45.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.9 17.2 24.3 24.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.7 29.9 28.6 28.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 3.9 6.6 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.4 97.6 96.4 97.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.8 56.7 58.6 53.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.7 2.5 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9

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 77.0 77.0 77.0 77.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.8 81.7 58.5 67.2
  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