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Jefferson House

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
Oct 18: A+Nov 18: A+Dec 18: A+Jan 19: A+Feb 19: A+Mar 19: A+Apr 19: A+May 19: A+Jun 19: A+Jul 19: A+Aug 19: A+Sep 19: A+Jan 20: A+Mar 20: A+Apr 20: A+May 20: A+Jun 20: A+Jul 20: A+Aug 20: A+Sep 20: A+Oct 20: A+Jan 21: A+Feb 21: A+Mar 21: A+Apr 21: A+May 21: A+Jun 21: A+Jul 21: A+Aug 21: A+Sep 21: A+Oct 21: ANov 21: AJan 22: A+Feb 22: A+Mar 22: A+Apr 22: A+May 22: A+Jun 22: A+
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Jefferson House's website

One John Stewart Dr,
Newington CT 06111

(860) 667-4453

88.17% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Newington, Connecticut, Jefferson House is the lone facility located there. Sporting an overall grade of A+, this facility is one of the most impressive nursing homes we looked at. Based on our analysis, you can't go wrong here. This facility was also given phenomenal scores in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to faring well in its overall grade, this nursing home received high marks in our short-term care category as well. It received our highest score in that category with a score of A+. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 7.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition, this nursing home was given elite marks in the area of long-term care. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with a grade of A+. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 96.57795 percent of its patients, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

Adding to an already impressive profile, this facility also received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. As a result, we awarded it an A+ inspection grade. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. We were not able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Moving on to the last area, this nursing home also performed well in the nursing category. In fact, we gave it an A for that area. This topped off truly elite profile. In determining our nursing scores, we weigh both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Jefferson House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson House, 6.31% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson House, 3.94% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents who had a fall which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Jefferson House, 1.79% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Jefferson House, 14.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Jefferson House, 17.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson House, 5.92% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Jefferson House, 90.83% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Jefferson House, 17.44% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Jefferson House, 23.72% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Jefferson House, 1.33 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Jefferson House, 23.72 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Jefferson House, 9.54 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Jefferson House, 74.33% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Hospital of Central Connecticut, TheAcute Care Hospitals 2.17 miles away100 Grand Street New Britain Connecticut 06050Voluntary non-profit - Other(860) 224-5011
  • John Dempsey HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.02 miles away263 Farmington Ave Farmington Connecticut 06032Government - Local(860) 679-1145
  • Connecticut Childrens Medical CenterChildrens 6.65 miles away282 Washington Street Hartford Connecticut 06106Voluntary non-profit - Private(860) 545-9000
  • Hartford HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.74 miles away80 Seymour Street Hartford Connecticut 06102Voluntary non-profit - Private(860) 545-5000
  • St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.67 miles away114 Woodland Street Hartford Connecticut 06105Voluntary non-profit - Church(860) 714-4000
  • Midstate Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.04 miles away435 Lewis Avenue Meriden Connecticut 06450Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 694-8200
  • Middlesex HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.56 miles away28 Crescent St Middletown Connecticut 06457Voluntary non-profit - Private(860) 344-6000
  • Manchester Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.78 miles away71 Haynes St Manchester Connecticut 06040Proprietary(860) 647-4780

Nearby Dialysis

  • Herald Square Dialysis LLC1.67 miles awayOne Herald Square Suite 100 New Britain Connecticut 06051Dialysis Stations: 19 (860) 223-4963
  • Rutland Dialysis2.14 miles away100 Grand Street New Britain Connecticut 06050Dialysis Stations: 22 (860) 223-4603
  • Davita Willard Avenue Dialysis2.45 miles away445e Willard Avenue Newington Connecticut 06111Dialysis Stations: 19 (860) 667-1700
  • Dialysis Center of Newington2.58 miles away375 Willard Avenue Newington Connecticut 06111Dialysis Stations: 17 (860) 667-3898
  • Farmington Dialysis4.62 miles away11 South Rd, Suite 110 Farmington Connecticut 06032Dialysis Stations: 13 (860) 678-0587
  • Davita Pdi Rocky Hill4.79 miles away30 Waterchase Drive Rocky Hill Connecticut 06067Dialysis Stations: 24 (860) 563-6000
  • Uconn Dialysis Center5.08 miles away270 Farmington Ave ste160 Farmington Connecticut 06032Dialysis Stations: 19 (860) 678-1459
  • Davita Hartford Downtown Dialysis7.55 miles away80 Seymour Street Hartford Connecticut 06115Dialysis Stations: 42 (860) 244-2108

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=075293