Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged is a facility in Trenton, New Jersey, a city with 230,121 people. This nursing home proved to be a grade A facility, which is a very elite grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top ten percent of all facilities nationally. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also strong. It would be hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged
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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
- Non profit - Church related
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well overall, this nursing home also earned nearly flawless government inspections. Therefore, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. Our inspection grades are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded an A+ short-term care grade, rendering it one of the few nursing homes to be awarded more than one A+ category scores. Short-term care grades are often employed to measure a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to have highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. There are quite a few subcategories within this category. Many of the factors reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our final category, this nursing home also performed admirably in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for this area. This finalized a very impressive profile. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients who have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 6.37% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Many would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 89.73% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 10.05% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 10.04% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 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 Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged, 81.82% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Trenton, NJ
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Capital Health System-Fuld CampusAcute Care Hospitals 3.04 miles away750 Brunswick Ave Trenton New Jersey 08638Voluntary non-profit - Private(609) 394-6000
- St Francis Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.29 miles away601 Hamilton Ave Trenton New Jersey 08629Voluntary non-profit - Church(609) 599-5000
- Lower Bucks HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.54 miles away501 Bath Road Bristol Pennsylvania 19007Proprietary(215) 785-9200
- Virtua Willingboro HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.53 miles away218a Sunset Road Willingboro New Jersey 08046Voluntary non-profit - Private(609) 835-2900
- Aria HealthAcute Care Hospitals 16.47 miles away10800 Knights Road Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19114Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 612-4129
- Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.28 miles away1648 Huntingdon Pike Jenkintown Pennsylvania 19046Voluntary non-profit - Church(215) 947-3000
- Doylestown HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.37 miles away595 West State St Doylestown Pennsylvania 18901Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 345-2200
- Hunterdon Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.11 miles away2100 Wescott Drive Flemington New Jersey 08822Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 788-6100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Ewing0.95 miles away1962 North Olden Avenue Trenton New Jersey 08618CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (609) 671-1600
- Physicians Dialysis Lawrenceville3.02 miles away1840 Princeton Avenue Lawrence Township New Jersey 08648CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (609) 278-0999
- Fmc Trenton3.17 miles away40 Fuld Street 1st Floor Trenton New Jersey 08638CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (609) 394-5104
- H. Fuld Capital Health4.28 miles awayDialysis Unit 750 Brunswick Ave Trenton New Jersey 08638CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (609) 394-6000
- Davita Renal Ctr Trenton4.69 miles awayC/O St. Francis Hospital 601 Hamilton Ave 1st Floor Trenton New Jersey 08629Dialysis Stations: 18 (609) 393-2388
- Davita Renal Center Hamilton6.31 miles away1013 Whitehorse Avenue Trenton New Jersey 08610Dialysis Stations: 19 (609) 438-3002
- Fmc Hamilton Home LLC6.59 miles away3836 Quakerbridge Road Suite 208 Trenton New Jersey 08619Dialysis Stations: 4 (609) 586-5001
- Dialysis Center at Oxford Court6.6 miles away930 Town Center Drive, Suite G-100 Langhorne Pennsylvania 19047Dialysis Stations: 14 (215) 750-9831