Located in Livingston, New Jersey, Care One at Livingston is one of just a few available nursing homes in this city. Sporting an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a very good choice. You can certainly do much worse than this facility. Fortunately, this nursing home 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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Care One at Livingston
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 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 - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of A- for our short-term care score. Our short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. This wasn't quite on par with some of its other category grades mentioned above. The nursing rating features a variety of factors. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This facility averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is a very low figure. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally an indicator that a place has quality controls in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated was long-term care. For this category, we gave this facility a C. Our long-term care ratings are essential for people requiring non-healthcare services such as personal care. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Care One at Livingston Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Care One at Livingston, 12.1% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Care One at Livingston, 4.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Care One at Livingston, 1.42% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from a UTI. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Care One at Livingston, 12.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Care One at Livingston, 11.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Care One at Livingston, 21.71% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Care One at Livingston, 95.56% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Care One at Livingston, 10.66% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Care One at Livingston, 6.23% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Care One at Livingston, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Care One at Livingston, 6.23% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Care One at Livingston, 9.45% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Care One at Livingston, 86.25% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Saint Barnabas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.6 miles away94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston New Jersey 07039Voluntary non-profit - Other(973) 322-5000
- Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.85 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000
- Morristown Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.97 miles away100 Madison Ave Morristown New Jersey 07960Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 971-5000
- East Orange General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.25 miles away300 Central Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 266-4401
- Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.16 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.47 miles away150 Bergen St Newark New Jersey 07101Government - State(973) 972-5658
- Essex County Hospital CenterPsychiatric 8.57 miles away204 Grove Avenue Cedar Grove New Jersey 07009Government - Local(973) 571-2801
- Trinitas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.32 miles away225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 994-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fkc Acc Livingston St Barnabas So Orange Ave0.39 miles awayAcc Livingston Hemodialysis 200 So Orange Avenue Livingston New Jersey 07039CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (973) 322-7150
- Ara Dialysis Center at West Orange2.62 miles away101 Old Shorts Hills Road Ste 120 Carlstadt New Jersey 07072CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (973) 736-8300
- Fresenius Medical Care Livingston, LLC2.69 miles away348 East Northfield Road Livingston New Jersey 07039CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 535-0667
- Davita Millburn Dialysis4.25 miles away25 East Willow Street Ste 2 Millburn New Jersey 07041CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (973) 379-7309
- Fmc Maplewood Dialysis Center4.84 miles away2130 Milburn Avenue Suite b1 Maplewood New Jersey 07040Dialysis Stations: 16 (973) 275-5499
- Total Renal Care, Inc West Orange Dialysis5.13 miles away375 Mount Pleasant Avenue Ste 340 West Orange New Jersey 07052Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 243-7069
- Fmc Hillside Dialysis Ctr5.89 miles away879 Rahway Avenue Ruth Kliman Dialysis Center Union New Jersey 07083Dialysis Stations: 32 (908) 964-5606
- Fmc Orange Dc6.03 miles away258 Central Ave Orange New Jersey 07050CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (973) 675-3400