Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Berkeley Heights, NJ

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Berkeley Heights
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, Berkeley Heights has a total of 238 active skilled nursing facilities and 43,630 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Berkeley Heights of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Berkeley Heights. There were 35,917 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.32 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, Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.77	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.23	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.81	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.80	3.79 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights there were a total of 48 new cases and 48 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 Berkeley Heights

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 Berkeley Heights Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Berkeley Heights 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
Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater 270 ROUTE 28 BRIDGEWATER, NJ	18.67
Careone at East Brunswick 599 CRANBURY ROAD EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	8.00
Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center of Living 311 S LIVINGSTON AVE LIVINGSTON, NJ	2.00
Job Haines Home For Aged People 250 BLOOMFIELD AVE BLOOMFIELD, NJ	4.67
Care Connection Rahway 865 STONE STREET RAHWAY, NJ	4.67
Broadway House For Continuing 298 BROADWAY NEWARK, NJ	19.33
Cheshire Home 9 RIDGEDALE AVE FLORHAM PARK, NJ	28.67
Merry Heart Nursing Home 200 RT 10 WEST SUCCASUNNA, NJ	17.33
N J Eastern Star Home 111 FINDERNE AVENUE BRIDGEWATER, NJ	15.33

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

Facility	Rating
Phoenix Center For Rehabilitation and Pediatrics 1433 RINGWOOD AVE HASKELL, NJ	46.67
Complete Care at Inglemoor, LLC 333 GRAND AVE ENGLEWOOD, NJ	66.00
Richmond Ctr For Rehab and Specialty Healthcare 91 TOMPKINS AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	80.17
The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 5606 15TH AVE BROOKLYN, NY	69.67
The Riverside 150 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK, NY	56.00
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center 100 CASTLETON AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY	60.00
Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ	294.33
Sinai Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Center 65 JAY STREET NEWARK, NJ	43.33
Aristacare at Cedar Oaks 1311 DURHAM AVENUE SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	209.67
Careone at Hanover Township 101 WHIPPANY ROAD WHIPPANY, NJ	77.00

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