Lopatcong Center
390 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg NJ 08865 · (908) 859-0200 · 89.08% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Lopatcong Center is a large nursing home in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this nursing home is ranked among the more impressive nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the country. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 153 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of being a great nursing home overall, it also earned A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections are virtually perfect. Our inspection ratings are based on many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a first-rate short-term care score. This actually ended up being its second most impressive category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A. In our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return home from this facility. This place outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country in this area with 59.5 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The third category we analyzed was long-term care. This facility was awarded an above average long-term care grade, with a grade of B+ in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 98.53862 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final category we scored was nursing, where this facility was awarded a grade of B+. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. Not many facilities earned a B+ or better in all four categories. Our nursing score is based on many data points, but the main one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lopatcong Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better