Van Dyk Manor Montclair is one of just a few available facilities in Montclair, New Jersey. After receiving an A overall grade, this facility has the distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in New Jersey. You really can't do any better than this nursing home. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's stellar profile is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Van Dyk Manor Montclair
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a quality overall grade, this nursing home also earned excellent health inspections recently. We gave it one of our highest scores in that category, with an A. Inspection ratings are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
On the list of its many elite grades, this nursing home was given an excellent short-term care score. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that area. Our short-term care ratings are presumably more meaningful for folks needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was awarded an elite score of A in our long-term care category. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
In the final category we analyzed, this nursing home was given a very strong grade of A in our nursing category. With this score, the facility wrapped up a straight A profile. When calculating a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients and the skill levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 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 place 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Van Dyk Manor Montclair Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 1.65% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 10.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents that were given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 17.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 5.95% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may indicate worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 91.97% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 10.68% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 12.9% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who maintained mobility. Some believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 12.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 8.37 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Van Dyk Manor Montclair, 80.92% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Essex County Hospital CenterPsychiatric 2.11 miles away204 Grove Avenue Cedar Grove New Jersey 07009Government - Local(973) 571-2801
- East Orange General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.78 miles away300 Central Ave East Orange New Jersey 07018Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 266-4401
- St Mary's General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.13 miles away350 Boulevard Passaic New Jersey 07055Proprietary(973) 365-4300
- University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.84 miles away150 Bergen St Newark New Jersey 07101Government - State(973) 972-5658
- Saint Barnabas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.84 miles away94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston New Jersey 07039Voluntary non-profit - Other(973) 322-5000
- St Joseph's University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.36 miles away703 Main St Paterson New Jersey 07503Voluntary non-profit - Church(973) 754-2010
- Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.82 miles away201 Lyons Ave Newark New Jersey 07112Voluntary non-profit - Private(973) 926-7850
- Hudson Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.02 miles away55 Meadowlands Pkwy Secaucus New Jersey 07094Proprietary(201) 392-3200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care North Montclair0.08 miles away114 Valley Road Montclair New Jersey 07042CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 744-2058
- Mountainside Hospital0.53 miles awayDialysis Unit 1 Bay Avenue Montclair New Jersey 07042Dialysis Stations: 30 (973) 429-6767
- Fmc Bloomfield Dc2.35 miles away206 Belleville Avenue Bloomfield New Jersey 07003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (973) 680-8100
- Total Renal Care, Inc West Orange Dialysis2.9 miles away375 Mount Pleasant Avenue Ste 340 West Orange New Jersey 07052Dialysis Stations: 19 (973) 243-7069
- Fkc Belleville3.47 miles away36 Newark Avenue Suite 304 Belleville New Jersey 07109Dialysis Stations: 16 (973) 450-0385
- Davita East Orange Dialysis3.82 miles away14-20 Prospect Street East Orange New Jersey 07017CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (973) 672-2025
- Fmc Orange Dc3.96 miles away258 Central Ave Orange New Jersey 07050CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (973) 675-3400
- Ea Orange Gen Hospital3.96 miles away310 Central Avenue Medical Arts Building - Dialysis Unit East Orange New Jersey 07017CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (973) 395-4035