The overall rating given out by the federal government for this nursing home.
One way to judge staffing quality is to see how much time skilled staff is spending with patients. This is the average number of hours nurses and aides are spending with patients in a single day:
Another way to look at a nursing home is what happened to residents while they were in there.
New Jersey routinely inspects nursing homes once a year and investigates complaints about potential health and safety violations.
While minor violations are common, a large number of violations combined with fines could suggest a lower-quality nursing home.