Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in South Plainfield, NJ

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

Updated on December 8, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, South Plainfield has a total of 236 active skilled nursing facilities and 41,412 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of South Plainfield of 24,052, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.58 persons in South Plainfield. There were 34,273 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.76 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, South Plainfield 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 South Plainfield and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.76	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.24	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.83	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.83	3.79 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in South Plainfield 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 South Plainfield there were a total of 53 new cases and 53 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in South Plainfield

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 South Plainfield Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in South Plainfield 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
Preferred Care at Mercer 1201 PARKWAY AVENUE EWING, NJ	16.67
Skilled Nursing at Fellowship Village 8000 FELLOWSHIP DRIVE BASKING RIDGE, NJ	3.33
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside 150 NEW PROVIDENCE ROAD MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ	18.00
Shore View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2865 BRIGHTON 3RD STREET BROOKLYN, NY	1.33
Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC 165 FAIRFIELD AVE WEST CALDWELL, NJ	6.00
Merry Heart Nursing Home 200 RT 10 WEST SUCCASUNNA, NJ	17.33
Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 537 MOUNTAIN AVENUE NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	18.00
Continuing Care at Seabrook 3002 ESSEX ROAD TINTON FALLS, NJ	6.00
De La Salle Hall 810 NEWMAN SPRINGS RD LINCROFT, NJ	15.33

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

Facility	Rating
The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 5606 15TH AVE BROOKLYN, NY	69.67
Sinai Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Center 65 JAY STREET NEWARK, NJ	43.33
Careone at Hanover Township 101 WHIPPANY ROAD WHIPPANY, NJ	77.00
Richmond Ctr For Rehab and Specialty Healthcare 91 TOMPKINS AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	80.17
Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ	294.33
Meadowbrook Respiratory and Nursing Center 38 FRENEAU AVENUE MATAWAN, NJ	90.00
Complete Care at Bayshore LLC 715 NORTH BEERS STREET HOLMDEL, NJ	77.33
Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge 77 EAST 43RD STREET PATERSON, NJ	80.83
Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 439 BELLEVUE AVENUE TRENTON, NJ	535.67 /
Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent Home 78 SLIKER ROAD CALIFON, NJ	437.33

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