Arnold Walter Nursing Home is a nursing home in Hazlet, New Jersey, which has 17,396 people. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires above average marks in most areas. Based on our assessment, this facility is a solid choice for quite a few people. We were also pleased to find that this place didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories is available below.
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Arnold Walter Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this nursing home also received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. Inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility really excelled in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A-. Only a select group of nursing homes performed better in this area. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. We were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this facility, we gave them one of our more favorable grades in our long-term care category as well, with a B+. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.24433 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this facility was awarded a decent nursing rating. While this wasn't nearly as good as some of its other grades, this is truly not a major area of concern. The nursing grade includes several data points, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. While this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this statistic. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning patients more frequently.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arnold Walter Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who have experienced a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 6.37% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are showing signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 89.73% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 10.05% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 10.04% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 9.47 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Arnold Walter Nursing Home, 81.82% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Staten Island University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.66 miles away475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island New York 10305Voluntary non-profit - Private(418) 226-9761
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- Coney Island Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.72 miles away2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn New York 11235Government - Local(718) 616-3000
- Richmond University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.98 miles away355 Bard Avenue Staten Island New York 10310Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 818-1234
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 15.14 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
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