STRATFORD NURSING & CONVALESCENT CENTER

The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Ultra-High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Stratford Nursing & Convalescent Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Medium Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Very High Rehabilitation

High Rehabilitation

Medium Rehabilitation

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.

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.

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

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 05/26/2011.

Administration

Be Administered in a Way That Leads to the Highest Possible Level of Well Being for Each Resident. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 01/27/2009
Follow All Laws and Professional Standards. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Be Designed, Built, Equipped, or Well Kept to Protect the Health and Safety of Residents, Workers, and the Public. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Provide Bedrooms That Don't Allow Residents to See Each Other when Privacy is Needed. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Be Designed, Built, Equipped, or Well Kept to Protect the Health and Safety of Residents, Workers, and the Public. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 03/29/2010

Mistreatment

Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 01/27/2009
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 01/27/2009

Pharmacy Service

Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 05/26/2011 Correction Date: 07/30/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Give Proper Treatment to Residents with Feeding Tubes to Prevent Problems (Such As Aspiration Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Metabolic Abnormalities, Nasal-Pharyngeal Ulcers) and Help Restore Eating Skills, if Possible. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/15/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/09/2010
Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/15/2010
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/15/2010
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 05/26/2011 Correction Date: 07/30/2011

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/16/2010

Resident Rights

Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Give the Resident's Legal Representative the Same Rights As the Resident. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/09/2010

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Stratford Nursing & Convalescent Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 04/15/2010

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 Stratford Nursing & Convalescent Center 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 05/26/2011.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order. Inspection Date: 03/09/2010 Correction Date: 03/29/2010

Electrical

Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Exit and Exit Access

At Least Two Remote Exits on Each Floor or Fire Section of the Building. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Fire Alarm Systems

An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009
Smoke Barrier Doors That Can Resist Smoke for at Least 20 Minutes. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Smoking Regulations

Posted "No-Smoking" Signs in Areas Where Smoking is Not Permitted or Did Not Provide Ashtrays Where Smoking Was Allowed. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009

Vertical Openings

Exit Doors That Are Held Open by Devices That Will Automatically Close on the Activation of a Fire Alarm or Smoke Detectors. Inspection Date: 01/27/2009 Correction Date: 02/27/2009