Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Hixson

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 * * * 23.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * 23.8 8.7 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 8.4 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder * 5.3 3.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection * 4.5 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * 13.0 16.0 13.6

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 64.2 63.4 58.3 61.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.5 2.1 2.4 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 * 28.6 13.0 17.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine * * * 94.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 82.6 96.0 92.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 54.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained * 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 86.3 86.3 86.3 86.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.5 95.0 97.3 95.2
  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