Pine Acres Convalescent Center is in Madison, New Jersey, a city with a total of 17,278 people. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is a very strong rating. Based on all of the relevant data, you can not go wrong here. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Pine Acres Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great nursing home overall, it also earned A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections are nearly flawless. Inspection grades are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was elite in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. There are several criteria included in this area. Most of these factors relate to staffing levels. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next category, this nursing home was given a respectable short-term care grade. While this is not as elite as some of its other scores, this is still not a bad grade. Short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. We weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pine Acres Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 4.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 3.55% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients that have had a fall which caused major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 7.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 11.86% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 4.71% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 4.04% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 5.24% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 5.24% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 3.17% of Patients
This indicates 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
In Pine Acres Convalescent Center, 93.1% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.01 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000
- Saint Barnabas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.25 miles away94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston New Jersey 07039Voluntary non-profit - Other(973) 322-5000
- Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusAcute Care Hospitals 9.34 miles away25 Pocono Road Denville New Jersey 07834Proprietary(973) 983-5569
- East Orange General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.87 miles away300 Central Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 266-4401
- Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.4 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
- Essex County Hospital CenterPsychiatric 11.65 miles away204 Grove Avenue Cedar Grove New Jersey 07009Government - Local(973) 571-2801
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.04 miles away150 Bergen St Newark New Jersey 07101Government - State(973) 972-5658
Nearby Dialysis
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