New Vista
300 Broadway, Newark NJ 07104 · (973) 484-4222 · 86.41% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Located in Newark, New Jersey, New Vista is one of five facilities there. We gave this nursing home a very impressive overall grade of A. As a matter of fact, it turned out to be one of the top three facilities in Newark. Based on our assessment, this facility is simply as good as it gets. If you scroll down, you will see this place's category ratings, which are also quite good.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 340 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Lastly, this facility also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We look at these statistics as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care provided.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also earned a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with a score of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. While this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was short-term care. This nursing home was given a favorable short-term care score, with a B+ in the category. Short-term care grades are commonly used to grade a facility's performance with rehabilitation To provide highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to provide better levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 43.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final area, this facility was given an excellent long-term care rating. Even though this isn't as good as several of its other category grades, this remains one of the more impressive scores a facility can receive. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.46997 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.61 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
New Vista Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that suffered from UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better