Resident Health Quality » Continuing Care at Highland Springs

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 * * * 19.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * * 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.1 6.9 0.0 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 13.0 20.8 0.0 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 20.8 16.0 16.2

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 38.0 43.0 60.1 50.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.9 2.9 4.8 3.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * * 17.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * * 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.0 87.5 84.0 85.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 68.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 58.6 77.7 91.9 78.7
  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