Altercare Newark North

This nursing home earned an inspection score which is stronger than its overall score. Inspection ratings are based on a facility's recent inspections. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite minor. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

This facility's second best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. While this nursing home got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this statistic. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning residents more frequently.

The next area we analyzed was short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. In fact, it supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

This nursing home's least impressive area was long-term care, which is the final category we analyzed. For this area, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care grades. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 95.48387 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.