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N J Eastern Star Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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111 Finderne Avenue,
Bridgewater NJ 08807

(908) 722-4140

81.82% estimated occupancy 1

N J Eastern Star Home is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Bridgewater, New Jersey. With an overall score of A+, this nursing home is among the most elite nursing homes we found. As a matter of fact, this is the highest graded nursing home in the city. We also gave this nursing home phenomenal grades in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Bridgewater, New Jersey badge

Best Nursing Home in Bridgewater, New Jersey Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in New Jersey badge

Top Nursing Home in New Jersey Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Bridgewater, New Jersey badge

Best Nursing Home in Bridgewater, New Jersey Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 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 terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Building on its strong assessment, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent short-term care grade, with a grade of A. Our short-term care scores are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In our final area, this facility also was awarded a very strong long-term care grade, with a grade of A-. This wrapped up a very strong report card. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.52607 percent of its patients, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

N J Eastern Star Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In N J Eastern Star Home, 3.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In N J Eastern Star Home, 2.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients which have suffered a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In N J Eastern Star Home, 1.94% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In N J Eastern Star Home, 1.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In N J Eastern Star Home, 17.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In N J Eastern Star Home, 0.5% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In N J Eastern Star Home, 99.76% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In N J Eastern Star Home, 3.93% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In N J Eastern Star Home, 4.78% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In N J Eastern Star Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In N J Eastern Star Home, 4.78% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In N J Eastern Star Home, 7.26% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In N J Eastern Star Home, 91.24% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Bridgewater, NJ

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • Davita Hillsborough Dialysis5.46 miles away220 Triangle Road Hillsborough New Jersey 08844Dialysis Stations: 10 (908) 369-0398
  • Fresenius Medical Care Piscataway5.65 miles away1135 Easton Ave Somerset New Jersey 08875Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 220-1043
  • Shining Star Davita Somerset Dialysis6.83 miles away240 Churchill Avenue Somerset New Jersey 08873CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 937-5000
  • Dci Somerset7.3 miles away950 Hamilton Street Somerset New Jersey 08873Dialysis Stations: 12 (732) 519-6749
  • Davita Hamilton Street Dialysis7.35 miles away920 Hamilton Street Suite C-3 Somerset New Jersey 08873Dialysis Stations: 10 (732) 220-1593
  • Fmc So Plainfield7.62 miles away2201 S Clinton Ave South Plainfield New Jersey 07080Dialysis Stations: 15 (908) 668-8007