Resident Health Quality » The Heights of Alamo

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 * * * 16.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * 14.3 17.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury * * 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * 4.5 15.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder * * * 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection * * 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * 27.3 22.4

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 * * 59.1 61.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 12.1 3.3 6.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 3.3 3.9 3.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * 26.1 29.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * 13.0 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * 50.0 45.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * * 9.1 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained * * 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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 39.6 30.3 31.1
  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