Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove is the sole option we identified in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. This nursing home proved to be an A+ rated facility, which is the highest grade that we offer. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top five percent of all facilities in the United States. Finally, this facility did have an ownership change in the last 12 months, so we'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it maintains its excellent quality standards.
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Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: A-plus
See Rating Overview Please note our records indicate that Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home performed well in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Few places fared this well in this category. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area generally have very few of these 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.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
An additional reason we rated this nursing home so favorably is that it received an A+ long-term care score. This is just about as dominant as it gets in this area. Facilities that do well in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
This nursing home also was dominant in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our short-term care scores are critical for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional skilled nursing. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
In the final category we assessed, this facility was given a very favorable grade of A in our nursing category. With this grade, the facility wrapped up a straight A report card. When determining a nursing home's nursing score, we look at the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding 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.
Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 3.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 1.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who have experienced falls resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-plus
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 1.08% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 1.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 20.15% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 3.55% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many believe that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-plus
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 4.42% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: F
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 5.17% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: F
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 5.17% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 12.47% of Patients
This is 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: F
In Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Ocean Grove, 60.63% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
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Nearby Dialysis
- Shining Star Davita Neptune Dc1.02 miles away2180 Bradley Avenue Neptune New Jersey 07753CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 775-2725
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