Resident Health Quality » The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health 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 * * * 8.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.0 18.5 12.0 16.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.5 7.7 4.9 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.7 0.0 6.9 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 6.3 2.1 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 6.2 7.6 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.8 18.3 18.8 18.4

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 * * * 49.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.2 3.2 0.0 2.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.2 15.5 21.3 18.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.7 3.5 0.0 4.1
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 * * * 41.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.1 8.3 4.9 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 13.2 12.1 15.2 13.7

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 86.4 86.4 86.4 86.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.7 89.4 86.4 85.4
  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