Resident Health Quality » Hickory Nursing Pavilion

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 10.5 12.7 25.4 17.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 4.2 1.9 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.9 11.1 41.2 25.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.5 11.8 1.8 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 29.2 29.2 33.3 33.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 8.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.8 20.0 21.6 21.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 6.7 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 27.3 33.3 31.3 27.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 64.9 71.4 93.8 83.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.0 0.0 0.0 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 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 100.0 75.5 76.8
  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