Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, which has a total of 23,480 people. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this nursing home is one of the better nursing homes we looked at. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top quarter of all facilities in the United States. This nursing home also received consistently good scores in all of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
To go along with a favorable overall grade, we awarded this place an A+ for our inspection category. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its fine assessment, this nursing home also was awarded a superb long-term care grade, with a grade of A-. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.15612 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this facility, we gave them one of our more positive scores in our short-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. Short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility received a very strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in this category, rounding out one of our more favorable report cards. There are a variety of subcategories included in this area. Many of these data points relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place excelled in these areas, with excellent scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 6.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 0.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 2.56% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. However, this statistic could be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 6.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 2.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 4.04% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 99.58% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 4.76% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 2.68% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 2.68% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 4.75% 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 Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, 78.96% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 3.74 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
- Jfk Medical Ctr - Anthony M. Yelencsics CommunityAcute Care Hospitals 4.22 miles away65 James Street Edison New Jersey 08818Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 321-7000
- Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.65 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000
- Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy DivisionAcute Care Hospitals 8.08 miles away530 New Brunswick Ave Perth Amboy New Jersey 08861Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 442-3700
- Trinitas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.31 miles away225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 994-5000
- Saint Peter's University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.57 miles away254 Easton Ave New Brunswick New Jersey 08901Voluntary non-profit - Church(732) 745-8600
- Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.19 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
- Saint Barnabas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.76 miles away94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston New Jersey 07039Voluntary non-profit - Other(973) 322-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dva Plainfield Dialysis Center2.31 miles away1200 Randolph Road Kenyon House Plainfield New Jersey 07060CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (908) 757-6030
- Dva Edison3.11 miles away29 Meridian Road Edison New Jersey 08820CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (732) 205-9883
- Fmc Edison3.64 miles away2 Olsen Ave Edison New Jersey 08820Dialysis Stations: 19 (732) 549-3286
- Fmc Colonia Dialysis Ctr3.81 miles away1250 Route 27 Colonia New Jersey 07067CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (732) 382-7333
- Davita Rahway4.16 miles away800 Harrison Street Rahway New Jersey 07065Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 680-0370
- Fmc So Plainfield4.43 miles away2201 S Clinton Ave South Plainfield New Jersey 07080Dialysis Stations: 15 (908) 668-8007
- Dva Summit Dialysis Ctr4.55 miles away1139 Spruce Drive Mountainside New Jersey 07092CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (908) 232-7800
- Fmc Linden Dialysis4.91 miles away630 West St. Georges Ave Linden New Jersey 07036CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (908) 925-5161