Care One at Wellington is a large nursing home located in Hackensack, New Jersey. This facility received an A- overall, which is very favorable grade. You really can't do much better than this nursing home. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
Care One at Wellington
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
301 Union Street,
Hackensack NJ 07601
77.96% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home earned an A+ inspection score. This score is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a nursing home. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. We weren't able to track down deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was strong in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. This nursing home excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the typical facility. This is a very favorable sign. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in New Jersey in this area with 61.6 percent of its residents returning home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the area of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After we finished assessing the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 98.20359 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous ailment for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. This facility was also able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 1.53 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our next category, this facility was awarded a very strong nursing rating. While this is not as elite as some of its other scores, this is still one of the stronger grades a facility can receive. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as predictive indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Care One at Wellington Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Care One at Wellington, 9.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Care One at Wellington, 2.59% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Care One at Wellington, 1.67% of Patients had UTIs
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained a UTI. UTI's may be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Care One at Wellington, 10.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Care One at Wellington, 17.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Care One at Wellington, 5.91% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Care One at Wellington, 92.7% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Care One at Wellington, 11.08% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Care One at Wellington, 14.69% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Care One at Wellington, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Care One at Wellington, 14.69 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Care One at Wellington, 8.11 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Care One at Wellington, 81.01% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hackensack University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.77 miles away30 Prospect Ave Hackensack New Jersey 07601Voluntary non-profit - Private(551) 996-2000
- Holy Name Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.87 miles away718 Teaneck Rd Teaneck New Jersey 07666Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 833-3000
- Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.09 miles away350 Engle St Englewood New Jersey 07631Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 894-3000
- Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5 miles away230 East Ridgewood Ave Paramus New Jersey 07652Government - Local(201) 967-4000
- St Mary's General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.27 miles away350 Boulevard Passaic New Jersey 07055Proprietary(973) 365-4300
- St Joseph's University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.39 miles away703 Main St Paterson New Jersey 07503Voluntary non-profit - Church(973) 754-2010
- Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalAcute Care Hospitals 6.89 miles away250 Old Hook Road Westwood New Jersey 07675Proprietary(201) 383-1035
- Hudson Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.9 miles away55 Meadowlands Pkwy Secaucus New Jersey 07094Proprietary(201) 392-3200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Bergen Rcc0.86 miles away647 Cedar Lane Teaneck New Jersey 07666CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (201) 692-1113
- Fresenius Medical Care Hackensack1 miles away458 Passaic Street Hackensack New Jersey 07601Dialysis Stations: 19 (201) 342-0801
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- Fmc Bergen Renal Home1.52 miles away222 Cedar Lane Suite 103 Teaneck New Jersey 07666Dialysis Stations: 2 (201) 692-0004
- Holy Name Renal Care Center, LLC1.79 miles away718 Teaneck Road Teaneck New Jersey 07666CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (201) 833-1701
- Teterboro Dialysis2 miles away502 Route 46 West Teterboro New Jersey 07608Dialysis Stations: 18 (201) 288-0249
- Fresenius Medical Care Paramus3.37 miles away37 West Century Road Suite 108 Paramus New Jersey 07652CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (201) 262-0429
- Davita Renal Center of Englewood3.43 miles away300 Grand Avenue Suite 103 Englewood New Jersey 07631Dialysis Stations: 3 (201) 731-3149