Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Watchung, NJ

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

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, Watchung has a total of 220 active skilled nursing facilities and 37,763 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Watchung of 6,006, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.16 persons in Watchung. There were 30,928 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.90 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, Watchung 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 Watchung 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)	2.22	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.83	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.81	3.79 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Watchung 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 Watchung there were a total of 181 new cases and 181 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 Watchung

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 Watchung Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Watchung 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
Parker at Somerset, Inc 15 DELLWOOD LANE SOMERSET, NJ	6.00
Careone at Valley 300 OLD HOOK ROAD WESTWOOD, NJ	10.00
Careone at Wayne 493 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD WAYNE, NJ	3.33
Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Center 88 OLD TOWN ROAD STATEN ISLAND, NY	11.33
Maple Glen Center 12-15 SADDLE RIVER ROAD FAIRLAWN, NJ	12.00
Cheshire Home 9 RIDGEDALE AVE FLORHAM PARK, NJ	18.00
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside 150 NEW PROVIDENCE ROAD MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ	18.00
Christian Health Care Center 301 SICOMAC AVE WYCKOFF, NJ	19.33
Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC 165 FAIRFIELD AVE WEST CALDWELL, NJ	6.00

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

Facility	Rating
New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center, Inc 135 VANDERBILT AVE STATEN ISLAND, NY	82.67 /
Aristacare at Cedar Oaks 1311 DURHAM AVENUE SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	209.67
Sinai Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Center 65 JAY STREET NEWARK, NJ	43.33
Llanfair House Care and Rehabilitation Center 1140 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD WAYNE, NJ	194.33
Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ	294.33
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center 100 CASTLETON AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	60.00
Richmond Ctr For Rehab and Specialty Healthcare 91 TOMPKINS AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	80.17
The Riverside 150 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK, NY	56.00
Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge 77 EAST 43RD STREET PATERSON, NJ	80.83
Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent Home 78 SLIKER ROAD CALIFON, NJ	437.33

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