ASHBROOK CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased

Here:	31.9%
State:	15.2%

Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

This Nursing Home:	5.3%
State:	6.3%

Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers

Here:	20.3%
State:	9.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	11.2%
State:	7.4%

Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder

Here:	25.8%
State:	32.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder

This Nursing Home:	3.4%
State:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	3.4%
New Jersey:	6.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

Here:	7.1%
New Jersey:	7.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained

Here:	2.2%
New Jersey:	2.7%

Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury

This Nursing Home:	1.1%
New Jersey:	2.7%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

Here:	91.1%
State:	95.8%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	90.0%
State:	95.5%

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

This Nursing Home:	19.8%
New Jersey:	17.0%

Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened

This Nursing Home:	1.0%
State:	1.8%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	85.3%
State:	88.2%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	70.6%
New Jersey:	87.5%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	22.7%
New Jersey:	18.1%

Complaint Deficiency

Proper backup exit lighting
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Develop policies that prevent mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of residents or theft of resident property
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that each resident gets a nutritional and well balanced diet, unless it is not possible to do so
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
1) Make sure that each resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; 2) Each resident's entire drug/medication is managed and monitored to achieve highest well being
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep all essential equipment working safely
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly protected cooking facilities
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
An elevator that firefighters can control in the event of a fire
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that the nursing home area is free from accident hazards and risks and provides supervision to prevent avoidable accidents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
1) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.060
State:	0.818

Number of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.630
New Jersey:	0.741

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.690
State:	1.555

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.120
New Jersey:	0.123

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.120
State:	0.125

ASHBROOK CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER - SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ

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