BERKELEY MEADOWS
Address
311 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922
(908) 464-9260
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
72%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 28
- Certified Beds: 39
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Berkeley Meadows
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 33 Minutes | 1 Hour and 5 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 33 Minutes | 42 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 34 Minutes | 2 Hours and 38 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 6 Minutes | 1 Hour and 47 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 40 Minutes | 4 Hours and 26 Minutes |
Quality of Care -
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for New Jersey are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | New Jersey Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 90% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 91% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 4% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 67% | 47% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 3% | 2% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | - | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 11% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | - | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 11% | 10% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 10% | 15% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 20% | 13% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 11% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 18% | 10% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 67% | 87% |
Health Inspection Details - 
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 05/27/2011.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Choose a Doctor to Be the Medical Director.
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Environmental
Provide Rooms That Are Big Enough for Each Resident.
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Provide Rooms That Are Big Enough for Each Resident.
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Provide Rooms That Are Big Enough for Each Resident.
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Pharmacy Service
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Resident Rights
Allow Residents to Easily See the Results of the Nursing Home's Most Recent Survey.
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Berkeley Meadows had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 05/27/2011.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Vertical Openings
Exit Doors That Are Held Open by Devices That Will Automatically Close on the Activation of a Fire Alarm or Smoke Detectors.
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