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Excelcare at Wayne

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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296 Hamburg Turnpike,
Wayne NJ 07470

(973) 790-5800

94.08% estimated occupancy 1

Excelcare at Wayne is located in Wayne, New Jersey. With an overall grade of A, this is clearly a phenomenal nursing home. As a matter of fact, this turned out to be better than many of the nursing homes in Wayne, which has a strong selection of nursing homes. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category scores, which are also impressive. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Partnership
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Blood Administration
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To pair with its favorable overall score, we gave this nursing home an A+ for our inspection category. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Compounding its impressive accomplishments in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a score of A for its short-term care score. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is typically a meaningful assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. We weren't able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our more favorable scores in our long-term care category as well, with a B+. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.89197 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The next area we scored was nursing. In this area, we awarded this nursing home an impressive grade of B. Our nursing grade analyzes a handful of components, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these metrics as reliable indicators of the caliber of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Excelcare at Wayne Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Excelcare at Wayne, 11.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 2.22% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a fall which resulted in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Excelcare at Wayne, 1.45% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Excelcare at Wayne, 6.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 14.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 0.6% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 99.45% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Excelcare at Wayne, 7.34% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Many argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Excelcare at Wayne, 7.9% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Excelcare at Wayne, 7.9% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 10.89% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Excelcare at Wayne, 83.96% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Scores for Wayne, NJ

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

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