Aristacare at Norwood Terrace
40 Norwood Avenue, Plainfield NJ 07060 · (908) 769-1400 · 88.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Aristacare at Norwood Terrace is an average-sized nursing home located in Plainfield, New Jersey. This nursing home turns out to be an A rated facility. It was given one of the best ratings we offer. A score of this caliber requires top-notch marks across the board. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is really as good as it gets. One of the major highlights of this facility's remarkable report card is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall rating, this nursing home received an A+ inspection grade. This grade is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk 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
This facility also was superb in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Very few nursing homes fared better in this category. Short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. This nursing home performed better in this area than in its staffing levels. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in the country with 61.9 percent of its residents returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this metric.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a first-rate long-term care score. This actually is this nursing home's third strongest category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 93.13432 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be a few points less than we were hoping for but still a respectable percentage. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.43 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our last area, this nursing home was given an excellent nursing grade. We awarded it a grade of A- in that area, rounding out a straight A profile. Our nursing rating is largely tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 3.5 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 typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aristacare at Norwood Terrace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better