Alaris Health at Hamilton Park

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Alaris Health at Hamilton Park's website

525 Monmouth Street,
Jersey City NJ 07302

(201) 653-8800

54.46% estimated occupancy ¹

Alaris Health at Hamilton Park is a very-large nursing home located in Jersey City, New Jersey. We awarded this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. We can't find many negative things to say about this place. Its scores are as good as they get. This nursing home also received impressive ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Dialysis Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Peritoneal Dialysis
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Blood Administration
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

In addition to performing well overall, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it received one of our highest grades in that area with an A+. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors 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

Contributing to its high-end profile, this nursing home also was awarded a dominant short-term care score, with a score of A. In forming these short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

The third area we looked at is long-term care. Adding to its first-rate profile, this nursing home also performed well in this category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of of A- for the area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

The next category we scored was nursing. We awarded this facility one of our higher grades in this category, with a B. Although this is not as high as several of this facility's other grades, it is still a positive score. Our nursing rating is mostly based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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, 9.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which have pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 2.57% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 1.73% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 10.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 17.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 5.81% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 92% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 10.99% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 14.79% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 14.79 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 8.17 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Alaris Health at Hamilton Park, 80.57% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Jersey City, NJ

Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus

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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
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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