Resident Health Quality » Heart of America 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 22.6 16.1 29.5 21.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.3 0.0 9.4 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.2 6.8 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.4 19.5 15.8 16.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.0 6.2 12.9 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.7 4.4 2.4 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 2.2 4.7 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.9 23.9 27.3 24.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.7 11.1 9.8 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.6 2.2 5.0 7.1
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 38.1 * * 45.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.8 4.7 2.8 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2

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 * * * 93.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 100.0
  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