St Joseph's Home Al & Nc is a nursing home in Woodbridge, New Jersey, which has a total of 19,844 people. This proved to be an A+ facility. Being awarded an A+ in our grading scheme requires excellent marks across the board. We ranked this nursing home as one of the 100 best facilities in New Jersey, which is a distinguished list. One of the major highlights of this facility's remarkable report card is its long-term care score. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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St Joseph's Home Al & Nc
- Nursing Home
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an A. Our nursing grade assesses a handful of datapoints, but the most important consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.5 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 state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a resident more frequently.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a strong short-term care grade. Indeed, this ended up being this nursing home's third most impressive category score. In that category, this facility received a grade of A. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most meaningful for people requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive profile, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. With this grade, the nursing home completes its straight A report card. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. It does not look like we were able to find deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Joseph's Home Al & Nc Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 2.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 17.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 6.37% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 89.73% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 10.05% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 10.04% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients health.
Hospitalizations
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 1.88 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 10.04 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, 9.47 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy DivisionAcute Care Hospitals 1.77 miles away530 New Brunswick Ave Perth Amboy New Jersey 08861Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 442-3700
- Jfk Medical Ctr - Anthony M. Yelencsics CommunityAcute Care Hospitals 4 miles away65 James Street Edison New Jersey 08818Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 321-7000
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 4.88 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
- Trinitas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.72 miles away225 Williamson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07207Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 994-5000
- Saint Peter's University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.07 miles away254 Easton Ave New Brunswick New Jersey 08901Voluntary non-profit - Church(732) 745-8600
- Staten Island University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.21 miles away475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island New York 10305Voluntary non-profit - Private(418) 226-9761
- Bayshore Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.51 miles away727 N Beers St Holmdel New Jersey 07733Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 739-5900
- Richmond University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.95 miles away355 Bard Avenue Staten Island New York 10310Voluntary non-profit - Private(718) 818-1234
Nearby Dialysis
- Ara Garden State Kidney Center0.98 miles away345 Main Street Woodbridge New Jersey 07095Dialysis Stations: 19 (732) 855-2100
- Davita Woodbridge Dialysis Center1.29 miles away541 Main Street Woodbridge New Jersey 07095CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (732) 750-0639
- Dva Perth Amboy Dialysis Ctr2.53 miles away271 King Street Perth Amboy New Jersey 08861CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (732) 442-3836
- Fmc Colonia Dialysis Ctr3.25 miles away1250 Route 27 Colonia New Jersey 07067CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (732) 382-7333
- Dva Edison4.33 miles away29 Meridian Road Edison New Jersey 08820CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (732) 205-9883
- Davita Metuchen Dialysis4.7 miles away319 Lake Avenue Metuchen New Jersey 08840Dialysis Stations: 10 (732) 906-5714
- Knickerbocker Dialysis Inc.5.13 miles away30 Sneden Ave Staten Island New York 10312Dialysis Stations: 16 (718) 356-2678
- Davita Rahway5.2 miles away800 Harrison Street Rahway New Jersey 07065Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 680-0370