Atrium Post Acute Care of Matawan
38 Freneau Avenue, Matawan NJ 07747 · (732) 765-5600 · 89.61% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Atrium Post Acute Care of Matawan is located in Matawan, New Jersey, a city with a total of 30,770 people. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is likely a middle of the road facility. This place has a few things going for it. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its exemplary inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 130 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better grades in that category, with an A+. This is a notably better score than the place's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a strong short-term care score. In fact, we gave them a B+ in this area, which is one of our better. In crafting these short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to devise a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it provided more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than the average nursing home. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from this nursing home. On top of excelling in the area of physical therapy hours, we found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in the country with 56.5 percent of its residents returning home. Most nursing homes are below 50 percent in this statistic.
Nurse Quality
Another strength of this nursing home is its favorable grade in nursing. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with an impressive grade of D. When computing our nursing grades, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is below the national average. On top of receiving below average marks for total nursing hours, this facility was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in calculating our nursing ratings. We looked at the percentage of residents suffering pressure ulcers and found this facility was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is a bad sign when you consider that many pressure ulcers are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. This statistic really dragged down this nursing home's nursing rating significantly.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's worst area is long-term care, which is the final area we analyzed. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F in this category. Even with several decent scores in other areas, this grade is nevertheless disappointing so we felt obligated to draw your attention to it. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.20425 percent of its patients, which is higher than most nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility also was not as bad as we expected at keeping its residents out of the hospital. While it had 2.25 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was not bad due to it having more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Atrium Post Acute Care of Matawan Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home 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 residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is 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 care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better