Court House Center is one of just three available facilities in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. This nursing home proved to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. You could certainly do much worse than this facility. This facility's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Court House Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this place also earned first-rate government inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our higher grades in this area, with an A. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a favorable short-term care grade. Indeed, short-term care turned out to be its second most impressive category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A-. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. When computing our nursing grades, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This place provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Lastly, nursing grades also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a reliable indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses aids to assist its residents.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored is long-term care, which was this nursing home's least impressive category. Sadly, it received an F for this area, which is certainly a bit concerning. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.417725 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Court House Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Court House Center, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This gauges the percent of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Court House Center, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents who experienced falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Court House Center, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which sustained UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Court House Center, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Court House Center, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Court House Center, 6.37% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Court House Center, 89.73% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Court House Center, 10.05% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Court House Center, 10.04% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Court House Center, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Court House Center, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Court House Center, 9.47 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Court House Center, 81.82% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Cape May Dc0.85 miles away1259 South Route 9 Cape May Court House New Jersey 08210CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (609) 465-3444
- Fresenius Medical Care North Cape May9.12 miles away3301 Bayshore Rd Cape May New Jersey 08204Dialysis Stations: 19 (609) 884-5476