Jeanne Jugan Residence is a small non-profit nursing home located in Newark, Delaware. Featuring an overall score of A, this nursing home is ranked among the highest-rated nursing homes we found. In fact, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 10 facilities in Delaware. Headlining this place's remarkable profile is its nursing score, which we will address in the next section.
Jeanne Jugan Residence
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing rating looks at the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning a resident at least once a day.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Inspection grades are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do 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.
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Short-term Care Quality
Compounding its remarkable profile, this facility also was given a strong short-term care score, with a grade of A. In computing our short-term care grades, we size up the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is generally a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we rated, this facility was awarded a very favorable grade of A- in our long-term care category. With this score, the facility finished off a straight A report card. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Jeanne Jugan Residence Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 5.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 3.56% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 1.83% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who have had UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 11.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term care patients that were given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 19.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 3.54% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 94.07% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 14.59% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Many would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 20.95% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 1.41 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Jeanne Jugan Residence, 20.95 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Scores for Newark, DE
- Overall Rating has a grade of A
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Newark, Delaware has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.Acute Care Hospitals 2.17 miles away4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark Delaware 19718Voluntary non-profit - Private(302) 733-1000
- Rockford CenterPsychiatric 2.88 miles away100 Rockford Drive Newark Delaware 19713Proprietary(302) 996-5480
- Alfred I Dupont Hospital for ChildrenChildrens 11.19 miles away1600 Rockland Rd PO Box 269 Wilmington Delaware 19899Voluntary non-profit - Private(302) 651-4000
- Salem Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.02 miles away310 Woodstown Road Salem New Jersey 08079Voluntary non-profit - Private(856) 935-1000
- Jennersville HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.8 miles away1015 West Baltimore Pike West Grove Pennsylvania 19390Voluntary non-profit - Other(610) 869-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Christiana Care Health System1.91 miles awayHemodialysis Unit, Christiana Hospital 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, p.o. Box 6001 Newark Delaware 19718Dialysis Stations: 21 (302) 733-1020
- Bio-Medical Applications of Delaware, Inc.2.52 miles away230 E. Main Street, Unit 325 Newark Delaware 19711Dialysis Stations: 12 (302) 366-0129
- American Universal LLC2.88 miles away1415 Pulaski Highway, Suite B Newark Delaware 19702Dialysis Stations: 17 (302) 836-9790
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Brandywine Home Therapies2.88 miles away4923 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Suite 210 Newark Delaware 19713Dialysis Stations: 3 (302) 998-7568
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Christiana4.18 miles awayUniversity Plaza Shopping Center 63 University Plaza Newark Delaware 19702CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (302) 453-8834
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Fox Run4.28 miles away2520 Wrangle Hill Road, Suite 100 Bear Delaware 19701Dialysis Stations: 15 (302) 836-6093
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Newport Pike5.56 miles away605 W. Newport Pike Wilmington Delaware 19804Dialysis Stations: 16 (302) 633-6228
- American Universal - Hockessin6.57 miles away5936 Limestone Road, Suite 101 Hockessin Delaware 19707Dialysis Stations: 11 (302) 239-4106