Resident Health Quality » Heritage Living 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 11.0 13.1 25.1 16.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4 3.0 9.7 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 2.1 4.1 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.0 11.9 12.5 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.8 8.5 8.6 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.5 0.0 2.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.9 10.4 14.3 11.8

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 * 86.1 74.0 77.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.0 2.4 1.8 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.7 25.0 26.7 21.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.5 11.9 12.5 13.2
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 7.5 4.9 5.0 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.9 98.0 97.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 42.3 57.6 53.3 50.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.7
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 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.6 95.1 95.0 94.4
  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