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Forest Hill Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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497 Mt Prospect Ave,
Newark NJ 07104

(973) 482-5000

80.58% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Newark, New Jersey, Forest Hill Healthcare Center is one of five available facilities in the city. With an overall rating of B, this is a good option. This proved to be one of the top three nursing homes in Newark. This nursing home is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

An additional strong feature for this nursing home is that it was awarded a very positive short-term care score. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B. Our short-term care grades are thought to be most important for those needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Turning to the third area, this nursing home also earned a grade of B for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the nursing home population. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next area we analyzed was nursing. In this category, we awarded this facility a B-. We looked at the skill-level of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses worked with residents, in determining our grade in this area. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a relatively low total compared with most nursing homes. Finally, we look at quality-based statistics, such as the percentage of patients who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Forest Hill Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 8.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 4.25% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who suffered a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 1.18% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 5.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 4.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 1.63% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 99.28% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 7.73% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 6.3% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 6.3% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 2.64% of Patients

This indicates 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 fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Forest Hill Healthcare Center, 83.68% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Newark, NJ

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.74 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
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  • Carepoint Health-Christ HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.56 miles away176 Palisade Ave Jersey City New Jersey 07306Voluntary non-profit - Church(201) 795-8200
  • Essex County Hospital CenterPsychiatric 6.6 miles away204 Grove Avenue Cedar Grove New Jersey 07009Government - Local(973) 571-2801
  • Saint Barnabas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.91 miles away94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston New Jersey 07039Voluntary non-profit - Other(973) 322-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc North Newark0.46 miles away155 Berkeley Avenue Newark New Jersey 07107CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 412-0066
  • Fkc Belleville1.16 miles away36 Newark Avenue Suite 304 Belleville New Jersey 07109Dialysis Stations: 16 (973) 450-0385
  • Ara Dialysis at East Orange1.91 miles away20 Sussex Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Dialysis Stations: 13 (973) 266-1093
  • Davita Renal Center of Newark2.02 miles away571 Central Ave Newark New Jersey 07107CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (973) 484-4994
  • Fmc Harrison Dc2.02 miles away620 Essex Street Harrison New Jersey 07029CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 482-7772
  • Fmc East Orange Dc2.14 miles away110 South Grove Street East Orange New Jersey 07018CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 414-6100
  • Fmc Bloomfield Dc2.29 miles away206 Belleville Avenue Bloomfield New Jersey 07003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 680-8100
  • Davita East Orange Dialysis2.48 miles away14-20 Prospect Street East Orange New Jersey 07017CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (973) 672-2025