Alaris Health at Hamilton Park is a very-large nursing home located in Jersey City, New Jersey. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in New Jersey. This is an impressive achievement in a state with a long list of high-end nursing homes. We really couldn't find many negative things to say about this place. Its scores are as good as they get. This facility also received strong ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Alaris Health at Hamilton Park
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Facility Inspections
On top of performing well overall, this nursing home also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that area with an A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. While this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility was given elite marks in the area of short-term care. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that category with a grade of A+. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also would like to alert you to the fact that this nursing home was awarded a strong grade of A- in our long-term care category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not take any chances. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our next category, this nursing home was given a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in that area, topping off one of our more favorable profiles. Nursing scores are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alaris Health at Hamilton Park Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 6.37% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 89.73% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 10.05% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 10.04% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 9.47 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 81.82% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Carepoint Health-Christ HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.42 miles away176 Palisade Ave Jersey City New Jersey 07306Voluntary non-profit - Church(201) 795-8200
- Jersey City Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.87 miles away355 Grand Street Jersey City New Jersey 07302Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 915-2000
- Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.15 miles away308 Willow Ave Hoboken New Jersey 07030Voluntary non-profit - Church(201) 418-1000
- Mount Sinai Beth IsraelAcute Care Hospitals 3.47 miles awayFirst Avenue at 16th Street New York New York 10003Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 420-2000
- Bellevue Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.83 miles away462 First Avenue New York New York 10016Government - Local(212) 562-4141
- Nyu Langone HospitalsAcute Care Hospitals 3.94 miles away550 First Avenue New York New York 10016Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 263-7300
- Mount Sinai WestAcute Care Hospitals 4.29 miles away1000 Tenth Avenue New York New York 10019Voluntary non-profit - Private(212) 523-4000
- Hudson Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.53 miles away55 Meadowlands Pkwy Secaucus New Jersey 07094Proprietary(201) 392-3200
Nearby Dialysis
- Hamilton Pk Dialysis Center0.32 miles away328 Ninth Street Jersey City New Jersey 07302CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (201) 516-7700
- Davita Jersey City Summit Dialysis0.7 miles away414 Summit Avenue Jersey City New Jersey 07306Dialysis Stations: 21 (201) 420-8431
- Pershing LLC0.88 miles away422 Grand Street Jersey City New Jersey 07302Dialysis Stations: 4 (201) 332-6413
- Fmc Jersey City1.63 miles away107-123 Pacific Avenue Jersey City New Jersey 07304CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (201) 451-3760
- Davita Jersey City Akc No Bergen2.05 miles away1310 5th Street North Bergen New Jersey 07047CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (201) 770-9220
- Fmc Hoboken Dialysis Ctr2.17 miles away1600 Willow Ave Hoboken New Jersey 07030Dialysis Stations: 16 (201) 656-7500
- Chinatown Dialysis Center Inc2.64 miles away213 Hester St. 2nd Floor New York New York 10013CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 45 (212) 925-0404
- New York Dialysis Services, Inc.2.73 miles away510-526 Avenue of the Americas Sub Cellar New York New York 10011CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (212) 675-6880