Resident Health Quality » Harmony Center for Rehabilitation and Healing

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 23.7 15.8 12.2 19.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.2 13.9 11.1 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.3 4.8 8.6 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 36.6 20.0 28.3 30.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.2 2.1 7.4 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.7 4.9 3.4 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.4 15.3 9.1 12.2

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 62.8 42.2 69.5 59.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 9.6 9.1 5.3 7.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.9 17.1 11.9 10.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.7 16.9 20.4 18.7
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 15.2 8.6 14.8 11.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 91.9 86.2 88.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 66.7 50.0 51.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 10.2 13.2 10.0
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 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.9 47.0 33.3 44.5
  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