Resident Health Quality » Heritage Health-Mount Sterling

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 21.9 37.7 6.8 18.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.4 7.4 13.8 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.4 4.4 4.4 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.4 26.8 10.0 15.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 32.4 17.9 20.9 22.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.3 9.3 2.2 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.9 13.3 6.7 8.8

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 * * * 77.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 19.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.1 17.8 15.9 18.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.7 9.3 4.5 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9 95.6 93.3 96.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 29.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.1

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 61.3 61.3 61.3 61.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 61.3 55.6 59.3 58.8
  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