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Hartwyck at Oak Tree

Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Hartwyck at Oak Tree's website

2048 Oak Tree Road,
Edison NJ 08820

(732) 906-2100

80.75% estimated occupancy ¹

Hartwyck at Oak Tree is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Edison, New Jersey. We gave this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the nation. We really can't say enough good things about this facility. If you look further down this page, you can see this place's category grades, which are also strong.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

In addition to being a first rate facility overall, it also performed well in inspections, where it earned an A. Not many facilities performed better in this area. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Among its many high-end grades, this facility was awarded first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, it received a score of A in that category. In our short-term care grade, we strive to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

Building on its high-end profile, this facility also was awarded an excellent long-term care grade, with a score of A-. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.730156 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Moving on to our fourth area, this facility also performed well in the nursing category. We awarded it a grade of B+ in that area. This topped off a very impressive report card. Our nursing score is based on many subcategories, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Hartwyck at Oak Tree Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that have had a fall which resulted in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 6.37% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 89.73% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 10.05% Percentage of Patients

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

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 10.04% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 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 Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 9.47 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Hartwyck at Oak Tree, 81.82% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Jfk Medical Ctr - Anthony M. Yelencsics CommunityAcute Care Hospitals 1.7 miles away65 James Street Edison New Jersey 08818Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 321-7000
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 4.96 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy DivisionAcute Care Hospitals 6.16 miles away530 New Brunswick Ave Perth Amboy New Jersey 08861Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 442-3700
Saint Peter's University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.9 miles away254 Easton Ave New Brunswick New Jersey 08901Voluntary non-profit - Church(732) 745-8600
Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.62 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000
Trinitas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.16 miles away225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 994-5000
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital SomersetAcute Care Hospitals 11.61 miles away110 Rehill Ave Somerville New Jersey 08876Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 685-2200
Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.61 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850

Nearby Dialysis

Fmc Edison0.85 miles away2 Olsen Ave Edison New Jersey 08820Dialysis Stations: 19 (732) 549-3286
Dva Edison1.31 miles away29 Meridian Road Edison New Jersey 08820CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (732) 205-9883
Davita Metuchen Dialysis2.46 miles away319 Lake Avenue Metuchen New Jersey 08840Dialysis Stations: 10 (732) 906-5714
Davita Durham Corners2.6 miles away241 Durham Avenue South Plainfield New Jersey 07080CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (908) 222-2971
Dva Plainfield Dialysis Center2.78 miles away1200 Randolph Road Kenyon House Plainfield New Jersey 07060CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (908) 757-6030
Fmc So Plainfield3.07 miles away2201 S Clinton Ave South Plainfield New Jersey 07080Dialysis Stations: 15 (908) 668-8007
Fmc Colonia Dialysis Ctr3.64 miles away1250 Route 27 Colonia New Jersey 07067CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (732) 382-7333
Davita Woodbridge Dialysis Center4.3 miles away541 Main Street Woodbridge New Jersey 07095CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (732) 750-0639