Resident Health Quality » Eventide Heartland

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 19.7 20.3 11.1 15.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.2 9.4 3.4 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.1 7.6 9.6 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.0 15.6 5.8 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.8 21.3 19.4 20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 3.1 5.6 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 12.1 15.3 15.6

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 * * * 79.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.7 7.7 4.5 5.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.3 17.6 24.0 25.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 7.6 9.1 11.3 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.0 91.0 91.0 91.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.7 6.2 10.1 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 51.9 56.3 61.3 56.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 15.0 12.5 11.6 11.6
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 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5 97.7 97.4 96.7
  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