The Arbor at Laurel Circle is a small nursing home located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this facility is one of the better nursing homes we looked at. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.
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The Arbor at Laurel Circle
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
To pair with a strong overall grade, we awarded this facility an A for inspections. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. Our nursing grade is largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place New Jersey in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning patients even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was awarded a superb short-term care score, with a score of A. In the category of short-term care, we seek to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we graded was long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility an acceptable grade of C. This was this facility's weakest category. In crafting these long-term care grades, we quantify the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated just 87.341774 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Arbor at Laurel Circle Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 4.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 1.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 2.74% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 21.52% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 13.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 0% of Patients
This is the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 87.72% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 9.68% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 18.55% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 18.55% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 9.9% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Arbor at Laurel Circle, 79.99% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Bridgewater, NJ
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Jfk Medical Ctr - Anthony M. Yelencsics CommunityAcute Care Hospitals 12.64 miles away65 James Street Edison New Jersey 08818Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 321-7000
- Hunterdon Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.32 miles away2100 Wescott Drive Flemington New Jersey 08822Voluntary non-profit - Private(908) 788-6100
- Overlook Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.77 miles away99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit New Jersey 07902Voluntary non-profit - Other(908) 522-2000
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayAcute Care Hospitals 15.86 miles away865 Stone St Rahway New Jersey 07065Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 381-4200
- Morristown Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.35 miles away100 Madison Ave Morristown New Jersey 07960Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 971-5000
- Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy DivisionAcute Care Hospitals 16.59 miles away530 New Brunswick Ave Perth Amboy New Jersey 08861Voluntary non-profit - Private(732) 442-3700
Nearby Dialysis
- Physicians Dialysis Somerville1.75 miles away1 Route 206 North Somerville New Jersey 08876CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (908) 450-0396
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- Davita Hillsborough Dialysis5.4 miles away220 Triangle Road Hillsborough New Jersey 08844Dialysis Stations: 10 (908) 369-0398
- Fresenius Medical Care Piscataway6.61 miles away1135 Easton Ave Somerset New Jersey 08875Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 220-1043
- Shining Star Davita Somerset Dialysis7.72 miles away240 Churchill Avenue Somerset New Jersey 08873CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (732) 937-5000
- Dci Somerset8.23 miles away950 Hamilton Street Somerset New Jersey 08873Dialysis Stations: 12 (732) 519-6749
- Davita Hamilton Street Dialysis8.27 miles away920 Hamilton Street Suite C-3 Somerset New Jersey 08873Dialysis Stations: 10 (732) 220-1593
- Fmc So Plainfield8.36 miles away2201 S Clinton Ave South Plainfield New Jersey 07080Dialysis Stations: 15 (908) 668-8007