Care One at Valley
300 Old Hook Road, Westwood NJ 07675 · (201) 664-8888 · 82.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Care One at Valley is the lone option we identified in Westwood, New Jersey. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in New Jersey. This is an impressive achievement in a state with a long list of elite facilities. You simply can not do much better than this place. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We gave them an A+ in this area. Inspection ratings are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a score of A+ for its short-term care grade. In crafting these short-term care grades, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. This place is the gold standard in terms of skilled nursing staffing. In fact, it provided about one and a half times as many physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the typical facility. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in the nation in this area with 64.5 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a impressive long-term care grade. In fact, this is this facility's third most impressive category score. In that area, this facility received a score of A-. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.11504 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to avoid negative health outcomes for the elderly population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.58 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility also performed well in our nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B+ for this area. This finalized a first-rate report card. When calculating our nursing scores, we weigh both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This place provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. Of this total, nearly one quarter of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is among the most highly skilled levels of nurses. Finally, we also looked at nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these data points as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Care One at Valley Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better