Resident Health Quality » Hale Ho'Ola Hamakua

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 25.1 11.9 19.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.3 2.2 8.3 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.4 16.7 10.2 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.3 10.7 9.5 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.2 1.7 8.8 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.7 10.7 12.7 13.3

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 * * * 77.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 4.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.4 15.0 20.7 15.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.0 19.0 14.0 17.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.2 5.2 5.3 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4 98.3 98.2 98.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 31.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 5.6 0.0 1.3
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 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.0 77.4 82.9 79.7
  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