Resident Health Quality » Hart 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 14.2 7.5 12.0 12.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.3 6.5 9.4 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 4.3 5.3 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.5 24.3 18.9 18.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.3 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.2 1.9 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.9 18.9 16.1 19.0

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 * * * 68.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 0.0 2.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 42.1 38.9 40.9 40.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.2 3.5 1.1 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 17.3 20.7 58.9 47.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 28.6 22.6 25.0 23.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 13.1 7.1 9.5 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.5

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 81.5 81.5 81.5 81.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.5 54.3 62.5 60.8
  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