Complete Care at Hamilton

Complete Care at Hamilton is an average-sized nursing home in Passaic, New Jersey. Featuring an overall score of A-, this is undoubtedly a very strong facility. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This facility also received consistently good scores in all four of our categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

In addition to faring well overall, this facility received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it earned one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Contributing to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. Short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This place fared better than most facilities in the country with 55.9 percent of its residents returning home.

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Nursing scores are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This facility provided 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility excelled in these areas, with excellent scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Turning to the last category, this facility also performed well in the long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in that category. This finalized a very impressive report card. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.362015 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a deadly condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.28 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.