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New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus

  • Nursing Home
  • For people with disabilities
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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

1 Veterans Drive,
Paramus NJ 07652

(201) 634-8200

54.16% estimated occupancy 1

New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus is a very-large government-owned facility in Paramus, New Jersey. This proved to be a grade A facility, which is a very elite rating. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the country. Scroll down to see this place's category scores, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No 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

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

To go along with its excellent overall score, we gave this nursing home a grade of A for our nursing rating. The nursing score analyzes several subcategories, however, the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning patients more often.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a first-rate short-term care grade. This actually ended up being its second most impressive category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a score of A-. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more important for folks requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

The last area we rated is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of A-. This rounded out a first-rate report card. Very few nursing homes earned an A- or better in every category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 99.311295 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who had a fall leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 1.65% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 10.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 17.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 5.95% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 91.97% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 10.68% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 12.9% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 12.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, 8.37 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Scores for Paramus, NJ

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

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

Nearby Hospitals

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  • 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