Resident Health Quality » Highlands Health and 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 42.3 42.8 29.3 37.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.5 10.9 14.8 11.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.9 4.0 2.6 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 35.7 24.2 28.9 31.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 3.9 1.7 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 0.8 4.4 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.4 9.1 8.8 9.6

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 * * * 33.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.8 * * 3.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.3 * * 1.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.7 26.4 29.2 28.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 75.9 75.9 75.9 75.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.7 8.4 11.5 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.2 79.8 80.3 81.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 83.7 66.7 63.5 67.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 46.8 33.3 20.0 34.7
  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