Resident Health Quality » Heartsworth Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation

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 14.7 22.2 15.1 20.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 0.0 3.3 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 11.1 8.5 3.9 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.3 14.8 20.9 17.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.6 8.8 14.3 10.7

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 71.9 89.0 77.2 75.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.7 11.9 13.8 10.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.4 22.2 23.9 20.4
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 3.5 11.3 7.5 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 51.0 58.8 56.4 55.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
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 92.9 92.9 92.9 92.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.3 95.3 91.9 89.9
  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