Resident Health Quality » Forest Hills 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 33.7 31.7 36.4 36.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5 2.9 3.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.9 15.4 29.6 22.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 35.4 41.5 41.8 40.3

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 * * * 31.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 10.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 1.8 3.6 3.6 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.8 91.8 91.8 91.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.0 3.6 7.4 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.9 72.5 85.7 80.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 97.4 100.0 100.0 98.3
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 31.4 31.4 31.4 31.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 30.6 24.3 25.0 34.3
  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