Located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere three facilities in the city. Featuring an overall grade of B, this is a fine nursing home. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. The best aspect of this facility's impressive report card was its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is based on the facility's recent government inspections. We gave it an A for that area, which is one of our highest scores. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's quality category scores came in the category of long-term care. We gave them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B+. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 96.38989 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded a favorable short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area with a score of B. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to assess a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation In order to offer high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we graded is nursing. We awarded this facility a C in that area. When computing a facility's nursing grade, we consider the number of hours nurses are with patients and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a low total compared with most other nursing homes. Finally, nursing ratings also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its patients.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 8.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.35% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 1.87% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.59% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 97.5% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 10.09% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.01% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.01% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6.32% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, 86.64% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Trinitas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.59 miles away225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 994-5000
- Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.32 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 5.05 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.7 miles away150 Bergen St Newark New Jersey 07101Government - State(973) 972-5658
- Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.81 miles away29 East 29th St Bayonne New Jersey 07002Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 858-5000
- East Orange General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.34 miles away300 Central Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 266-4401
- Richmond University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.36 miles away355 Bard Avenue Staten Island New York 10310Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 818-1234
- Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.5 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Trinitas Hospital0.63 miles awayDialysis Unit 225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Dialysis Stations: 14 (908) 994-5203
- Fmc Elizabeth Dc1.68 miles away595 Division Street Suite B Elizabeth New Jersey 07201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (908) 436-3007
- Trinitas Livingston St2.42 miles awayDialysis Unit 629 Livingston St Elizabethport New Jersey 07206Dialysis Stations: 14 (908) 994-7011
- Davita Hillside Dialysis Ctr2.66 miles away1529 North Broad Street Hillside New Jersey 07205CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 474-1199
- Trinitas Sat Linden2.68 miles away10 North Wood Ave Suite G Linden New Jersey 07036Dialysis Stations: 15 (908) 862-7400
- Davita Parkside Dc3.05 miles away580 Frelinghuysen Avenue Newark New Jersey 07114CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (973) 624-2226
- Fmc Kenilworth3.07 miles away131 South 31st Street Kenilworth New Jersey 07033CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (908) 241-0453
- Fmc Linden Dialysis3.36 miles away630 West St. Georges Ave Linden New Jersey 07036CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (908) 925-5161