Resident Health Quality » Hickory Creek at New Castle

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 * * * 11.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3 4.3 4.5 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.5 0.0 * 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 7.7 8.0 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 4.3 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 4.8 20.0 11.4

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 * * * 50.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 7.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 15.0 13.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.0 18.2 19.0 17.0
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 13.6 4.5 0.0 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 82.6 95.5 94.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.8
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 * * * 86.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * 96.2 91.9
  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