Kessler Rehab Center

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Address:

KESSLER REHAB CENTER
1199 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY -
WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052 [Essex county]

Phone Number:

(973) 243-6830

Ownership Type:

For profit

Medicare Certified on:

01/01/1985

Conditions during the last survey period

Condition Treated
# of Times Treated

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

321

Brain injury (traumatic)

244

Hip or femur fracture

333

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

736

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

254

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

166

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

63

Stroke

1194

Patient outcomes at KESSLER REHAB CENTER during the last survey period:

(compared to national levels and expectations)
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Infections from using a urinary catheter

Lowest estimate for how common catheter infections are: 0.618

Highest estimate for how common catheter infections are: 1.659

How the facility compares to others: No Different than the National Benchmark

Days patients had a catheter: 8,246

Expected number of infections: 15.330

Actual number of infections: 16

Infection ratio compared to the national average: 1.044

How often patients were checked for their ability to do everyday activities and had goals set to improve it

Total number of patients: 4,326

Number of assessed patients: 4,326

Rate of patients assessed for functionality: 100.0

Improvement in patients taking care of themselves

Adjusted score for patient self-care improvement: 11.4

Total number of patients: 3,694

Actual score for patient self-care improvement: 12.0

Improvement in patients moving around

Adjusted score for patient mobility improvement: 27.3

Total number of patients: 3,695

Actual score for patient mobility improvement: 27.8

Patients who can take care of themselves as expected when they leave

Total number of patients: 3,695

Number of patients self-caring as expected at discharge: 1,794

Rate of patients self-caring as expected at discharge: 48.6

Patients who can move around as expected when they leave

Total number of patients: 3,695

Number of patients mobile as expected at discharge: 1,647

Rate of patients mobile as expected at discharge: 44.6

Patients who fall and get seriously hurt during their stay

Total number of patients: 4,326

Number of falls with major injury: 2

Rate of falls with major injury: 0.0

Infections caused by a tough-to-treat bacteria called Clostridium difficile

Lowest estimate for how common Clostridium difficile infections are: 0.627

Highest estimate for how common Clostridium difficile infections are: 1.196

How the facility compares to others in infection control: No Different than the National Benchmark

Days patients were at risk for infection: 95,569

Expected number of Clostridium difficile infections: 42.180

Actual number of Clostridium difficile infections: 37

Infection ratio compared to the national average: 0.877

Healthcare workers who got a flu shot for the current season

Total number of healthcare workers: 2,143

Number of healthcare workers vaccinated against flu: 2,027

Rate of flu vaccination among healthcare workers: 94.6

Rate of avoidable hospital visits 30 days after leaving

How the facility compares to others in preventing readmissions: No Different than the National Rate

Rate of avoidable readmissions after leaving: 7.44

Number of avoidable readmissions after leaving: 340

Risk-adjusted rate of avoidable readmissions after leaving: 8.23

Lowest estimate of the risk-adjusted rate: 7.49

Highest estimate of the risk-adjusted rate: 9.05

Total number of patients: 4,567

Rate of avoidable hospital visits during the stay

How the facility compares to others in preventing readmissions: Worse than the National Rate

Rate of avoidable readmissions during the stay: 5.96

Number of avoidable readmissions during the stay: 305

Risk-adjusted rate of avoidable readmissions during the stay: 5.83

Lowest estimate of the risk-adjusted rate: 5.19

Highest estimate of the risk-adjusted rate: 6.45

Total number of patients: 5,121

Success rate of returning home or to the community from the hospital

How the facility compares to others in returning patients home or to the community: No Different than the National Rate

Number of patients who went home or to the community: 2,721

Rate of patients going home or to the community: 63.93

Risk-adjusted rate of patients going home or to the community: 66.08

Lowest estimate of the risk-adjusted rate: 64.56

Highest estimate of the risk-adjusted rate: 67.47

Total number of patients: 4,256

How much Medicare spends on a patient compared to others

Number of patient episodes evaluated: 4,597

Score for how much Medicare spends per patient: 1.07

Checking and following up on patients’ medications

Total number of patients: 4,326

Number of patients with reviewed medications: 4,316

Rate of medication review and follow-up care: 99.8

Patients who developed or worsened pressure ulcers/injuries

Adjusted rate of new or worsened pressure ulcers/injuries: 0.3

Total number of patients at risk: 4,322

Number of new or worsened pressure ulcers/injuries: 13

Rate of new or worsened pressure ulcers/injuries: 0.3


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