Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Bridgewater, NJ

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Bridgewater
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Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Bridgewater has a total of 166 active skilled nursing facilities and 24,163 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Bridgewater of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Bridgewater. There were 19,305 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.89 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Bridgewater has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Bridgewater and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.74	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.22	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.90	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.86	3.79 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New Jersey.

COVID-19 Infections in Bridgewater Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Bridgewater there were a total of 61 new cases and 61 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Bridgewater

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Bridgewater Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Bridgewater, NJ. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Bridgewater

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Bridgewater based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Livingston Post Acute Care 348 E CEDAR STREET LIVINGSTON, NJ	18.00
Preferred Care at Mercer 1201 PARKWAY AVENUE EWING, NJ	16.67
Merry Heart Nursing Home 200 RT 10 WEST SUCCASUNNA, NJ	17.33
Careone at East Brunswick 599 CRANBURY ROAD EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	8.00
Arbor Glen Center 25 E LINDSLEY ROAD CEDAR GROVE, NJ	17.33
Care Connection Rahway 865 STONE STREET RAHWAY, NJ	4.67
Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursingcenter 820 DURHAM ROAD BUCKINGHAM, PA	14.67
Richboro Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 253 TWINING FORD ROAD RICHBORO, PA	28.00
Greenwood House Home For The Jewish Aged 53 WALTER STREET TRENTON, NJ	19.33
Preferred Care at Old Bridge, LLC 6989 RT18 OLD BRIDGE, NJ	22.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Bridgewater based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge 77 EAST 43RD STREET PATERSON, NJ	80.83
New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr 300 BROADWAY NEWARK, NJ	114.67
Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center 1314 BRUNSWICK AVENUE TRENTON, NJ	584.33
Sinai Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Center 65 JAY STREET NEWARK, NJ	43.33
Warren Haven Rehab and Nursing Center 350 OXFORD ROAD OXFORD, NJ	84.17 /
Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ	294.33
Rose Mountain Care Center ROUTE 1 & 18 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	72.00
Aristacare at Cedar Oaks 1311 DURHAM AVENUE SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	209.67
Complete Care at Bayshore LLC 715 NORTH BEERS STREET HOLMDEL, NJ	77.33
Complete Care at Chestnut Hill LLC 360 CHESTNUT STREET PASSAIC, NJ	52.67

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