Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Piscataway, NJ

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Piscataway
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, Piscataway has a total of 210 active skilled nursing facilities and 33,432 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Piscataway of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Piscataway. There were 27,273 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.58 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, Piscataway 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 Piscataway and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.75	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.23	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.86	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.85	3.79 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Piscataway 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 Piscataway there were a total of 38 new cases and 38 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 Piscataway

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 Piscataway Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Piscataway 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
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside 150 NEW PROVIDENCE ROAD MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ	18.00
Regency Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 380 DEMOTT LANE SOMERSET, NJ	8.00
Care Connection Rahway 865 STONE STREET RAHWAY, NJ	4.67
Preferred Care at Old Bridge, LLC 6989 RT18 OLD BRIDGE, NJ	22.00
Preferred Care at Mercer 1201 PARKWAY AVENUE EWING, NJ	16.67
Careone at East Brunswick 599 CRANBURY ROAD EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	8.00
Pickering Manor Home 226 NORTH LINCOLN AVE NEWTOWN, PA	8.00
Parker at Somerset, Inc 15 DELLWOOD LANE SOMERSET, NJ	6.00
New Gouverneur Hospital S N F 227 MADISON STREET NEW YORK, NY	17.33

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

Facility	Rating
Complete Care at Shrewsbury LLC 89 AVENUE AT THE COMMON SHREWSBURY, NJ	74.17 /
The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 5606 15TH AVE BROOKLYN, NY	69.67
Excel Care at Manalapan 104 PENSION ROAD MANALAPAN, NJ	153.33
Complete Care at Bayshore LLC 715 NORTH BEERS STREET HOLMDEL, NJ	77.33
Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ	294.33
Richmond Ctr For Rehab and Specialty Healthcare 91 TOMPKINS AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	80.17
Golden Gate Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 191 BRADLEY AVE STATEN ISLAND, NY	111.33
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center 100 CASTLETON AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	60.00
Rose Mountain Care Center ROUTE 1 & 18 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	72.00
Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent Home 78 SLIKER ROAD CALIFON, NJ	437.33

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