Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Dover, NJ

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Dover
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Dover has a total of 145 active skilled nursing facilities and 22,898 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Dover of 17,725, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.77 persons in Dover. There were 18,257 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.73 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, Dover 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 Dover and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.73	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.17	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.86	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.76	3.79 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Dover 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 Dover there were a total of 31 new cases and 31 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Dover

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 Dover Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Dover, 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 Dover

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Dover 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
Winchester Gardens Health Care Center 333 ELMWOOD AVENUE MAPLEWOOD, NJ	24.67
Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC 165 FAIRFIELD AVE WEST CALDWELL, NJ	6.00
Maple Glen Center 12-15 SADDLE RIVER ROAD FAIRLAWN, NJ	12.00
Job Haines Home For Aged People 250 BLOOMFIELD AVE BLOOMFIELD, NJ	4.67
Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center of Living 311 S LIVINGSTON AVE LIVINGSTON, NJ	2.00
Heath Village 451 SCHOOLEY'S MOUNTAIN RD HACKETTSTOWN, NJ	20.67
Hartwyck at Oak Tree 2048 OAK TREE ROAD EDISON, NJ	12.00
Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair 42 NORTH MOUNTAIN AVE MONTCLAIR, NJ	10.00
White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 560 BERKELEY AVENUE ORANGE, NJ	9.33
Doctors Subacute Healthcare, LLC 59 BIRCH STREET PATERSON, NJ	20.00

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

Facility	Rating
Warren Haven Rehab and Nursing Center 350 OXFORD ROAD OXFORD, NJ	84.17 /
Mohawk Meadows 1 O'BRIEN LANE LAFAYETTE, NJ	262.50
Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ	294.33
Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge 77 EAST 43RD STREET PATERSON, NJ	80.83
Phoenix Center For Rehabilitation and Pediatrics 1433 RINGWOOD AVE HASKELL, NJ	46.67
New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr 300 BROADWAY NEWARK, NJ	114.67
Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent Home 78 SLIKER ROAD CALIFON, NJ	437.33
Golden Gate Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 191 BRADLEY AVE STATEN ISLAND, NY	111.33
Llanfair House Care and Rehabilitation Center 1140 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD WAYNE, NJ	194.33
Cranford Park Care 600 LINCOLN PARK EAST CRANFORD, NJ	109.83

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