Resident Health Quality » Highland Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 17.7 * 21.7 27.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 10.0 * 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.4 11.1 12.5 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 44.0 31.8 32.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.8 0.0 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 33.3 30.8 39.1 32.7

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 * * * 6.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 11.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.7 22.2 18.2 20.9
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 4.3 0.0 9.1 6.7
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 * * * 20.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.0 3.8 4.2 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

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 * * * 95.7
  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