Resident Health Quality » Home at Hearthstone, The

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 37.7 39.2 14.4 27.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.1 8.8 9.3 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.9 2.5 2.6 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 43.1 38.2 11.4 27.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.7 1.6 1.5 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 1.3 2.7 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.8 17.4 22.4 20.0

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 48.1 56.9 * 56.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.6 25.0 21.4 17.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.8 12.2 12.3 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.3 1.4 6.9 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8 82.5 72.7 79.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 37.3 50.0 53.1 48.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 44.9 47.9 47.1 43.9
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 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.0 68.3 39.3 53.6
  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