N J Eastern Star Home

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In N J Eastern Star Home, 0.5% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients showing signs of depression.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.