Resident Health Quality » New Horizons 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 11.4 4.4 9.7 9.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.6 9.5 7.3 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 12.1 9.6 9.5 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.4 5.7 7.1 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.3 23.1 29.4 22.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 2.3 1.5 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.5 2.7 4.1 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.9 8.5 12.5 9.5

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 25.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.2 12.7 11.3 13.4
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 7.6 11.3 5.6 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 33.3 69.9 83.8 70.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.3 40.5 45.9 38.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.5 8.2 6.0 6.5
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 * * * 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 63.8
  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