Resident Health Quality » Westward Heights Care Center

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 21.1 8.2 9.8 12.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.3 10.8 5.1 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 8.5 10.0 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.6 8.9 8.2 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.1 9.4 10.7 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 4.3 4.1 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.9

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 * * * 78.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 4.8 5.0 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.0 * * 19.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.5 15.6 16.3 17.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.0 8.9 16.7 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 92.0 96.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 73.5 64.7 64.9 66.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.4 0.0 2.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0

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 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.3 87.5 83.3 83.5
  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