Canterbury at Cedar Grove is a nursing home located in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, which has 12,411 people. This nursing home was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a subpar grade. If you are not satisfied with this facility's rather poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are four other nursing homes in Cedar Grove. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category scores. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Canterbury at Cedar Grove
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
While we were not complementary of this facility's overall grade, it actually earned an impressive nursing grade this year. We gave it a B in this area. Our nursing grade analyzes many datapoints, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient at least once a day.
Facility Inspections
We awarded this nursing home a C for the category of inspections. This score is better than the facility's overall grade. Inspection grades are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This nursing home had 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in categories G through L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received some government fines in recent years.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a decent grade of C. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its level of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored is long-term care. We gave this facility a C in this category. Long-term care grades are commonly used to gauge a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services provided by a rehabilitation facility. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 37.288136 percent of its patients. This is several points less than what we expected. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Canterbury at Cedar Grove Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 9.21% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 1.06% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that have suffered a fall leading to serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 0.22% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 23.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 10.96% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 59.86% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 7.05% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 7% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 7% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 11.01% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Canterbury at Cedar Grove, 68.53% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Cedar Grove, NJ
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Cedar Grove, New Jersey has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Essex County Hospital CenterPsychiatric 0.35 miles away204 Grove Avenue Cedar Grove New Jersey 07009Government - Local(973) 571-2801
- St Mary's General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.81 miles away350 Boulevard Passaic New Jersey 07055Proprietary(973) 365-4300
- St Joseph's University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.04 miles away703 Main St Paterson New Jersey 07503Voluntary non-profit - Church(973) 754-2010
- East Orange General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.59 miles away300 Central Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 266-4401
- Saint Barnabas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.03 miles away94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston New Jersey 07039Voluntary non-profit - Other(973) 322-5000
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.65 miles away150 Bergen St Newark New Jersey 07101Government - State(973) 972-5658
- Chilton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.74 miles away97 West Parkway Pompton Plains New Jersey 07444Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 831-5000
- Hudson Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.92 miles away55 Meadowlands Pkwy Secaucus New Jersey 07094Proprietary(201) 392-3200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care North Montclair1.86 miles away114 Valley Road Montclair New Jersey 07042CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 744-2058
- Mountainside Hospital1.97 miles awayDialysis Unit 1 Bay Avenue Montclair New Jersey 07042Dialysis Stations: 30 (973) 429-6767
- St. Joseph's Wayne Dialysis3.07 miles away57 Willowbrook Blvd Wayne New Jersey 07470Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 890-2792
- Woodland Park Dialysis Center3.71 miles away1225 Mcbride Ave Suite 100 Little Falls New Jersey 07424CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 890-2394
- Fmc Bloomfield Dc3.97 miles away206 Belleville Avenue Bloomfield New Jersey 07003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 680-8100
- Total Renal Care, Inc West Orange Dialysis4.26 miles away375 Mount Pleasant Avenue Ste 340 West Orange New Jersey 07052Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 243-7069
- Physicians Dialysis Passaic4.57 miles away10 Clifton Blvd Clifton New Jersey 07011CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (973) 594-9100
- St. Joseph's Sjrmc Dialysis5.04 miles away703 Main Street r2n Paterson New Jersey 07503Dialysis Stations: 8 (973) 754-3570