Resident Health Quality » Hollidaysburg Veterans Home

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 18.3 25.0 16.9 21.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 2.8 2.2 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.9 18.3 17.0 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.3 11.8 11.3 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 1.7 2.7 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.6 5.1 3.5 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.0

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.2 12.9 7.3 13.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.2 11.7 13.9 13.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.0 6.1 3.8 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 99.1 96.5 97.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.4 47.9 48.9 46.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.3 4.3 2.3 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4

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 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.4 62.5 50.0 56.3
  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