Resident Health Quality » Heritage 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 17.0 5.7 7.4 11.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.2 2.3 0.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.1 2.3 2.3 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.6 11.4 28.9 18.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.4 5.5 2.8 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.3 2.4 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 7.0 11.6 10.1

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 * * * 81.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 2.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 4.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.3 16.3 14.0 15.3
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 9.1 4.8 9.3 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 77.3 * 85.7 79.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.4 2.4 2.6 4.2
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 100.0
  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