Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare
1511 Clements Bridge Rd, West Deptford NJ 08096 · (856) 845-9400 · 93.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is located in West Deptford, New Jersey. The city has 36,116 people. With an overall score of D, this is a lower end facility. Based on our assessment, we'd struggle to recommend this place. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 240 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid nursing homes with a bunch of deficiencies flagged. This place received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's short-term care grade ended up being one of its more favorable features. The facility was awarded a grade of C in this area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. When we looked at this facility's physical therapist hours, we found it offered more hours of physical therapy per day to its residents than most nursing homes. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 38.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. There are many subcategories included in this area. Many of the factors are tied to staffing levels. This place provided just 3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. Although this place didn't have as many nursing hours as many of the other facilities we looked at, it was still better than average in the area of avoiding major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final category, this nursing home really didn't fare very well here either. Due to a rock bottom grade of F in long-term care, this is just about as bad as it gets. Facilities that do not score well in long-term care often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in some of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 93.05211 percent of its residents, which is a few points below what we were hoping for. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.11 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better