Aristacare at Cherry Hill is an average-sized facility located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Featuring an overall grade of B, this appears to be a very respectable nursing home. This facility truly has plenty going for it. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Aristacare at Cherry Hill
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a strong facility is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections is its best category grade. In that category, we gave it a grade of A-. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded an impressive short-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that area with a score of B+. Our short-term care scores are believed to be more meaningful for folks in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. Our nursing score includes numerous factors. The most important one is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Our last area is long-term care, where we awarded this facility a B- in that area. Our long-term care grades are more critical for folks in need of more conventional services associated with personal care. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to only 78.062675 percent of its residents, which is a bit of a concern. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aristacare at Cherry Hill Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 6.37% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 89.73% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 10.05% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 10.04% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 9.47 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 81.82% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.21 miles away1600 Haddon Avenue Camden New Jersey 08103Voluntary non-profit - Private(856) 580-6330
- Cooper University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.15 miles away1 Cooper Plaza Camden New Jersey 08103Voluntary non-profit - Private(856) 342-2000
- Pennsylvania HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.26 miles away800 Spruce Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 829-3000
- Thomas Jefferson University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.44 miles away111 South 11th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 955-6000
- St Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenChildrens 6.63 miles away160 East Erie Ave Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19134Proprietary(215) 427-5000
- Hahnemann University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.71 miles away230 North Broad Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102Proprietary(215) 762-7000
- Weisman Childrens Rehabilitation HospitalChildrens 7.31 miles away92 Brick Road, 3rd Floor Marlton New Jersey 08053Proprietary(856) 489-4520
- Temple University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.54 miles away3401 North Broad Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19140Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 707-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Merchantville Dialysis1.62 miles away5000 N Crescent Blvd Suite 1a Merchantville New Jersey 08109Dialysis Stations: 19 (856) 910-8798
- Davita Cherry Hill Dialysis2.07 miles away1030 N Kings Hwy Suite 100 Cherry Hill New Jersey 08034CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (856) 321-0111
- Davita Pennsauken Dialysis Center2.12 miles away7024 Kaighns Ave Merchantville New Jersey 08109CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (856) 486-1145
- Davita Lourdes Camden Dialysis3.25 miles away1601 Haddon Avenue Camden New Jersey 08103CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (856) 541-0647
- Fmc Silver Dialysis3.25 miles awayDialysis Unit 1417 Brace Rd Suite B Cherry Hill New Jersey 08034Dialysis Stations: 35 (856) 216-8463
- Davita Lourdes Dialysis at Innova Inc3.28 miles away3716 Church Road Mount Laurel New Jersey 08054Dialysis Stations: 24 (856) 222-0386
- Davita Lourdes Mt Laurel Dialysis4.46 miles away130 Gaither Drive Ste. 172 Mount Laurel New Jersey 08054Dialysis Stations: 20 (856) 222-4195
- Memphis Street Renal Center5.01 miles away3310-24 Memphis Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19134Dialysis Stations: 18 (215) 739-9558