Resident Health Quality » Heritage Place

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 22.0 16.3 10.4 19.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 8.3 6.1 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.4 4.8 13.2 19.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.5 26.6 21.8 26.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 2.1 3.5 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.8 1.5 0.0 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.2 10.8 3.0 8.2

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 48.8 45.6 63.7 55.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.3 5.2 7.7 5.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.2 35.2 29.4 29.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 31.6 28.4 24.6 25.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.0 15.2 13.2 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 30.4 31.9 28.6 31.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.3 53.8 44.7 47.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
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 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 10.6 13.1 13.3 14.5

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