United Methodist Communities at the Shores is a facility in Ocean City, New Jersey, which has 11,701 people. Sporting an overall rating of A+, this facility is without a doubt a phenomenal nursing home. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 25 nursing homes in New Jersey. As you can find below, this place performed just as well in our category grades. We gave it a straight A report card!
United Methodist Communities at the Shores
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- 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
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received a virtually flawless government inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. This was one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A. In computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the number of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we rated was short-term care, where this facility was given a grade of A. This topped off a very strong profile. Not many nursing homes received an A- or higher in in each area we assessed. In the category of short-term care, we strive to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
United Methodist Communities at the Shores Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 9.57% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 2.57% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term care residents that have sustained a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 1.73% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 10.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 17.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients that were given antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 5.81% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 92% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 10.99% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 14.79% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some argue that mobility is important for patients health.
Hospitalizations
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 14.79 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 8.17 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In United Methodist Communities at the Shores, 80.57% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Shore Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.35 miles away100 Medical Center Way Somers Point New Jersey 08244Voluntary non-profit - Private(609) 653-3545
- Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAcute Care Hospitals 10.9 miles away1925 Pacific Avenue Atlantic City New Jersey 08401Voluntary non-profit - Other(609) 441-8020
Nearby Dialysis
- Fkc Liberty Linwood Dialysis5.74 miles away1201 New Road Ste 170 Linwood New Jersey 08221Dialysis Stations: 18 (609) 926-9090
- Fresenius Kidney Care Shore6.84 miles away2605 Shore Road Northfield New Jersey 08225CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (609) 437-2190
- Davita Atlantic County Dialysis9.54 miles away400 West Black Horse Pike Suite 3 Pleasantville New Jersey 08232Dialysis Stations: 13 (609) 646-7202
- Fmc Egg Harbor Dc9.89 miles away6701 Blackhorse Pike Egg Harbor Township New Jersey 08234Dialysis Stations: 18 (609) 383-0066
- Fkc Boardwalk11.08 miles awayDialysis Unit 1925 Pacific Avenue Atlantic City New Jersey 08401Dialysis Stations: 12 (609) 441-8944
- Fmc Atlantic City11.23 miles away1501 Atlantic Ave Renaissance Plaza #18 Atlantic City New Jersey 08401CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (609) 345-0900
- Fmc Pomona16.17 miles away44 East Jimmie Leads Road Absecon New Jersey 08205CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (609) 652-3070
- Fmc Cape May Dc17.99 miles away1259 South Route 9 Cape May Court House New Jersey 08210CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (609) 465-3444