Located in Newton, New Jersey, United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen is one of four nursing homes in the city. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires above average scores in most areas. This nursing home definitely has plenty going for it. As you will find below, this nursing home also performed well in our category scores. It's hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home earned near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this nursing home also was awarded favorable long-term care grades in our assessment. In fact, we awarded them one of our stronger scores in that category, with a grade of B+. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 85 percent of its residents. This is slightly below what we anticipated. Clearly, this place 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.
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Nurse Quality
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 computing a nursing home's nursing score, we weigh the number of hours nurses commit to residents as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we rated is short-term care. We awarded this nursing home one of our higher grades in that category, with a B. This facility proved to be relatively strong in all areas we analyzed. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. It doesn't look like this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 9.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 3% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that have had a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 12.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 92.5% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 16.18% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 25.38% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 25.38% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 15.49% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen, 82.94% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Newton, 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
Looking for more options? Newton, New Jersey has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Newton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.9 miles away175 High St Newton New Jersey 07860Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 579-8300
- Hackettstown Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.94 miles away651 Willow Grove St Hackettstown New Jersey 07840Voluntary non-profit - Church(908) 852-5100
- Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusAcute Care Hospitals 18.47 miles away25 Pocono Road Denville New Jersey 07834Proprietary(973) 983-5569
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Renal Ctr Newton1.24 miles awayRenal Center of Newton 7 East Clinton Street Newton New Jersey 07860CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (973) 940-0965
- Physicians Dialysis Hackettstown12.89 miles away657 Willow Grove Street Suite 202 West Wing Medical Plaza Hackettstown New Jersey 07840Dialysis Stations: 14 (908) 684-0630
- Davita Renal Ctr Succasunna13.91 miles away175 Righter Road Succasunna New Jersey 07876Dialysis Stations: 12 (973) 584-3294
- Fmc Dover14.58 miles away400 West Blackwell Street 2 West Dover New Jersey 07801Dialysis Stations: 13 (973) 328-1812
- Fmc Kenvil16.05 miles away677 Route 46 Suite C Kenvil New Jersey 07847CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 252-1301
- Davita - Delaware Valley Dialysis Center19.58 miles away102 Davita Drive Milford Pennsylvania 18337Dialysis Stations: 16 (570) 491-9210