Feds Update Nursing Home Ratings: See Oradell's Grades

ORADELL, NJ — The federal government has given a nursing home in four-star rating after tweaking the way it assesses thousands of nursing homes nationwide.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last month revised its inspection process and began providing improved staffing details and new quality metrics. The changes were aimed at providing more transparent and meaningful information about the quality of care that residents receive.

Below are the ratings for each nursing home near Oradell as of April 24, according to the agency’s Nursing Home Compare tool. The site provides detailed information about every Medicare-certified nursing home in America. Nursing homes with five stars are considered to have above-average quality while those with one star are considered to have below-average quality.

• Care One At Oradell
  • Overall: four stars
  • Health inspections: two stars
  • Staffing: four stars
  • Quality measures: five stars
• Emerson Healthcare Center
  • Overall: five stars
  • Health inspections: five stars
  • Staffing: three stars
  • Quality measures: five stars

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