Resident Health Quality » Heritage House of New Castle

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 19.9 9.3 6.4 12.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.4 16.7 7.1 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 2.0 5.5 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 9.3 16.3 16.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 2.8 6.1 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 4.1 0.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0 0.0 3.7 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.4 21.3 9.8 14.9

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 * * * 76.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 7.1 4.5 4.5 5.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.5 10.7 12.0 10.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.2 21.7 30.0 26.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 0.0 4.0 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.1 98.0 94.5 96.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.5 36.0 55.6 46.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 31.1 44.9 56.0 52.1
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 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.9 88.9 90.6 89.1
  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