Tallwoods Care Center
18 Butler Boulevard, Bayville NJ 08721 · (732) 237-2220 · 91.5% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Tallwoods Care Center is a senior living facility located in Bayville, New Jersey, a city with 20,512 people. With an overall score of B, this appears to be a good facility. Based on our assessment, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 180 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility fared even better in the area of inspections which is associated with the facility's recent inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A+ for this category, which is one of our best scores. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies an immediate risk to resident health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's impressive category grades came in the area of long-term care. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a score of B+. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.246704 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't take any chances. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.61 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable category was its short-term care grade, where it received a B-. In crafting our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to formulate a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. It was respectable in this area with 47.4 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we scored was nursing. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of C. Our nursing score is based on several factors, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This place provides only 2.8 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a somewhat discouraging figure as it is well below average. Lastly, although this place did not rank highly in terms of nursing hours per resident, it performed better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home fared better than average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Tallwoods Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
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 resulting in severe injury are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols minimizes 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 statistic measures the percent of long-term stay residents who have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better