Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights is a facility located in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, which has a population of 12,246 people. This facility was given an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. Based on our assessment, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: B-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this place also earned top notch health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that category, with an A. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor dings are not something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This facility fared well in the category of short-term care. As a result, we gave it a grade of A- for that category, which turns out to be one of our highest scores. In computing our short-term care grades, we size up a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is considered to be a reliable assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B
This facility was given a favorable long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a score of B. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.54128 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid negative health outcomes for the elderly population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B
The last category we assessed was nursing. This facility was given a favorable nursing grade in our assessment, with a B. This nursing home truly does not have any weak spots. Our nursing rating considers a host of factors. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-minus
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-plus
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 1.65% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 10.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 17.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: C
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 5.95% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 91.97% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 10.68% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 12.9% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 12.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A-minus
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 8.37 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-plus
In Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, 80.92% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
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