Meridian Nursing & Rehab at Shrewsbury
89 Avenue at the Common, Shrewsbury NJ 07702 · (732) 676-5800 · 88.35% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Meridian Nursing & Rehab at Shrewsbury is located in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. The city has 3,809 people. With an overall score of A+, this facility is one of the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this facility that we rated it as one of the 25 best nursing homes in New Jersey. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable profile is its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 140 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it earned an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. It doesn't look like we have deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility excelled in our short-term care category. We gave them a dominant score of A+ in this category. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. This place excelled in two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied about 50% more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than the typical nursing home. This is typically a great sign. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the nursing home. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in New Jersey in this area with 64.1 percent of its patients returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. When determining our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This facility boasts an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, of which more than one hour of these hours were provided by registered nurses. This is among the most highly trained levels of nurses. Lastly, this nursing home was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. It performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our fourth category, this facility was awarded a high-end long-term care grade. We gave it a grade of A in this category, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. After looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. The last statistic we looked at is its hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was close to the national average since it had some more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Meridian Nursing & Rehab at Shrewsbury Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better