Resident Health Quality » Highland Farms

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 23.7 28.7 3.1 14.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.6 11.4 5.1 10.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 5.3 7.0 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 35.5 17.2 0.0 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.9 23.8 14.2 16.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.9 2.6 7.0 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 13.5 16.3 13.5

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 67.2 58.1 38.9 57.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.4 20.8 20.4 18.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.9 21.9 17.5 18.2
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 0.0 0.0 7.5 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2 97.4 97.7 97.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 60.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.0 5.4 2.4 3.2
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 90.8 90.8 90.8 90.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.3 95.1 90.4 93.9
  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