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New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus

  • Nursing Home
  • For people with disabilities
  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus's website

1 Veterans Drive,
Paramus NJ 07652

(201) 634-8200

55.47% estimated occupancy 1

New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus is a very-large government-owned facility in Paramus, New Jersey. This proved to be an A+ facility, which is the very best score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top five percent of all facilities in the nation. Scroll down to see this place's category ratings, which also impressed us. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Government - State
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of faring well overall, this nursing home received a nearly flawless inspection report. Consequently, it earned one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Nursing scores are mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to 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

Contributing to its fine assessment, this nursing home also was awarded a strong short-term care grade, with a grade of A. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In our last category, we gave this nursing home an A+ for its long-term care score. This finished off an elite report card. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 99.860916 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 6.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 1.81% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which suffered a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 2.28% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 18.16% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 20.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term stay residents that were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 0.45% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 99.54% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 10.18% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the decline of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 10.16% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 10.16% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 4.81% of Patients

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

Scores for Paramus, NJ

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

Looking for more options? Paramus, New Jersey has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.06 miles away230 East Ridgewood Ave Paramus New Jersey 07652Government - Local(201) 967-4000
  • Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.62 miles away223 N Van Dien Avenue Ridgewood New Jersey 07450Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 447-8000
  • Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalAcute Care Hospitals 3.01 miles away250 Old Hook Road Westwood New Jersey 07675Proprietary(201) 383-1035
  • Hackensack University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.27 miles away30 Prospect Ave Hackensack New Jersey 07601Voluntary non-profit - Private(551) 996-2000
  • Holy Name Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6 miles away718 Teaneck Rd Teaneck New Jersey 07666Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 833-3000
  • Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.19 miles away350 Engle St Englewood New Jersey 07631Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 894-3000
  • St Joseph's University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.79 miles away703 Main St Paterson New Jersey 07503Voluntary non-profit - Church(973) 754-2010
  • St Mary's General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.14 miles away350 Boulevard Passaic New Jersey 07055Proprietary(973) 365-4300

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Paramus2.07 miles away37 West Century Road Suite 108 Paramus New Jersey 07652CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (201) 262-0429
  • Davita Renal Center of Westwood3.15 miles away363 Old Hook Road Westwood New Jersey 07675Dialysis Stations: 18 (201) 664-6649
  • Davita Radburn Dialysis3.53 miles away15-00 Pollitt Drive Fair Lawn New Jersey 07410CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (201) 796-1385
  • Davita Fairlawn Dialysis3.57 miles away18-01 Pollitt Drive Fair Lawn New Jersey 07410CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (201) 796-3873
  • Fresenius Medical Care Hackensack4.19 miles away458 Passaic Street Hackensack New Jersey 07601Dialysis Stations: 19 (201) 342-0801
  • Davita Hackensack4.74 miles away113 West Essex Street Maywood New Jersey 07607CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (201) 843-3875
  • Fmc Bergen Rcc5.04 miles away647 Cedar Lane Teaneck New Jersey 07666CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (201) 692-1113
  • Davita East Paterson5.22 miles away680 Broadway Ste 103 Paterson New Jersey 07514CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (973) 357-8079

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=315346