Resident Health Quality » Heartland Continuing 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 11.3 8.3 12.2 10.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.6 11.8 13.3 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 4.8 3.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.7 10.2 11.1 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 37.6 56.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.2 5.1 4.6 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.7 3.3 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.3 14.5 16.9 15.2

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 * * * 66.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 59.1 * * 64.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.0 5.8 2.0 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.4 92.1 96.7 94.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.3 26.7 32.1 33.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.1 13.3 14.0 13.9
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 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 52.5 48.4 57.1 56.7
  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