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Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center's website

456 Rahway Avenue,
Elizabeth NJ 07202

(908) 354-1300

65.39% estimated occupancy 1

Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a senior living facility located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which has a population of 98,331 people. With an overall grade of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective patients. We were pleased to find out that this was in line with the other nursing homes in Elizabeth, which is one of the better cities in New Jersey to find a nursing home. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Bariatric Care
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so well is that it was given a strong long-term care score. Indeed, long-term care turned out to be its second most favorable category grade. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 94.86405 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. In determining a facility's nursing grade, we assess the number of hours nurses are seeing residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of 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: C

The next category we graded turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. However, even in its worst category we still gave it an acceptable grade of C for short-term care. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 4.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 1.81% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who have had a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 14.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 7.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 5.94% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents showing signs of depression. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 95.18% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 9.06% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 11.63% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 11.63% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 8.09% of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 92.29% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Trinitas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.72 miles away225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 994-5000
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.78 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 4.6 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
  • Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.06 miles away29 East 29th St Bayonne New Jersey 07002Voluntary non-profit - Private(201) 858-5000
  • University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.18 miles away150 Bergen St Newark New Jersey 07101Government - State(973) 972-5658
  • Richmond University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.44 miles away355 Bard Avenue Staten Island New York 10310Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 818-1234
  • East Orange General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.8 miles away300 Central Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 266-4401
  • Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.53 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Trinitas Hospital1.1 miles awayDialysis Unit 225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Dialysis Stations: 14 (908) 994-5203
  • Fmc Elizabeth Dc2.04 miles away595 Division Street Suite B Elizabeth New Jersey 07201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (908) 436-3007
  • Trinitas Sat Linden2.21 miles away10 North Wood Ave Suite G Linden New Jersey 07036Dialysis Stations: 15 (908) 862-7400
  • Trinitas Livingston St2.52 miles awayDialysis Unit 629 Livingston St Elizabethport New Jersey 07206Dialysis Stations: 14 (908) 994-7011
  • Fmc Linden Dialysis2.92 miles away630 West St. Georges Ave Linden New Jersey 07036CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (908) 925-5161
  • Fmc Kenilworth3.04 miles away131 South 31st Street Kenilworth New Jersey 07033CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (908) 241-0453
  • Davita Hillside Dialysis Ctr3.13 miles away1529 North Broad Street Hillside New Jersey 07205CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 474-1199
  • Trinitas Cranford Dialysis3.35 miles away205 Birchwood Ave Cranford New Jersey 07016Dialysis Stations: 9 (908) 402-2000

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=315483