MORRIS VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Morris View Healthcare Center. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.

Address

MORRIS VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER
540 WEST HANOVER AVENUE
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950
(973) 285-2800

Nursing Home Ratings

Health Inspections
Quality Measures
Nursing Staff
R.N. Staff Only
Overall Rating

Percent of Beds Occupied

94%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 266
  • Certified Beds: 283

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Operational Details

  • Operated By Government - County
  • Offers Only Resident Counseling
  • This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise

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Nearby Cities:

Morristown | Mendham | Dover

Resident Services

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 Morris View Healthcare Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Resident ServicesResident ConditionsPercent of Service Days

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-1625.0%
ADL Index Range: 6-1033.6%
ADL Index Range: 0-520.9%
Total Percent:79.5%
 

Very High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-167.8%
ADL Index Range: 6-107.3%
ADL Index Range: 0-53.8%
Total Percent:18.8%
 

High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 0-50.3%
Total Percent:0.3%
 

Medium Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-160.5%
Total Percent:0.5%
 

Special Care High

  • Comatose
  • Septicemia
  • Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
  • Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
  • Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
  • Parenteral/IV feedings
  • Respiratory therapy for 7 days
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
0.5%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
0.4%
Total Percent:0.9%
 

Rating Details For Morris View Healthcare Center

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 DayReportedExpected
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours51 Minutes57 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours29 Minutes36 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours2 Hours and 50 Minutes2 Hours and 17 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours1 Hour and 20 Minutes1 Hour and 33 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours4 Hours and 9 Minutes3 Hours and 50 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 FacilityNew Jersey Average

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%91%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%90%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious8%10%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder4%4%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder59%47%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained6%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair4%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse15%10%
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores12%15%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased18%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection4%8%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain1%2%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight7%8%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores1%3%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%87%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%87%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium-2%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain2%14%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores15%17%

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 11/09/2010.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/31/2009
Be Designed, Built, Equipped, or Well Kept to Protect the Health and Safety of Residents, Workers, and the Public.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 11/25/2008
Be Designed, Built, Equipped, or Well Kept to Protect the Health and Safety of Residents, Workers, and the Public.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/30/2010

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/31/2009
Protect Residents from Mistreatment, Neglect, And/Or Theft of Personal Property.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/11/2009
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/11/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Prepare Food That is Nutritional, Appetizing, Tasty, Attractive, Well-Cooked, and at the Right Temperature.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/11/2009

Quality Care

Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/11/2009

Resident Assessment

Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/31/2009
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/31/2009
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/11/2009

Enforcement

Below is a list of any civil penalities or denials of payment for new admissions (DPNA) that this facility received in the previous three years. Note: Monetary figures are not available for DPNAs.

Action TakenDateAmount
Civil Money Penalty (CMP)08/15/2008$2,015

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Morris View Healthcare Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

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
Formal ComplaintsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Complaint Filed: 08/15/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/01/1900
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Complaint Filed: 12/30/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/26/2009

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
  • Complaint Filed: 06/10/2008
  • Correction Date: 06/11/2008

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 Morris View Healthcare 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 11/09/2010.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/04/2009

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 11/25/2008
Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/07/2009
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/30/2010

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/12/2009

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/01/2008
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/14/2009

Furnishings and Decorations

Exits That Are Free from Obstructions and Can Be Used at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/01/2008
Exits That Are Free from Obstructions and Can Be Used at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/04/2009
Properly Sized and Located Linen or Trash Receptacles.
  • Inspection Date: 11/04/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/02/2009

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: 11/25/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/01/2008
Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/30/2010
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) - Retrieved 2011