Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Franklin Park, NJ

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Franklin Park
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, Franklin Park has a total of 166 active skilled nursing facilities and 24,976 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Franklin Park of 13,977, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.56 persons in Franklin Park. There were 20,061 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.32 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, Franklin Park 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 Franklin Park and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.72	0.72 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.24	2.14 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.91	0.93 / 0.88
All Staff	3.87	3.79 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Franklin Park 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 Franklin Park there were a total of 43 new cases and 43 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 Franklin Park

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 Franklin Park Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Franklin Park 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 Old Bridge, LLC 6989 RT18 OLD BRIDGE, NJ	22.00
Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Center 88 OLD TOWN ROAD STATEN ISLAND, NY	11.33
Preferred Care at Mercer 1201 PARKWAY AVENUE EWING, NJ	16.67
Cheshire Home 9 RIDGEDALE AVE FLORHAM PARK, NJ	28.67
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside 150 NEW PROVIDENCE ROAD MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ	18.00
Complete Care at Wall LLC 1725 MERIDIAN TRAIL WALL, NJ	1.33
N J Eastern Star Home 111 FINDERNE AVENUE BRIDGEWATER, NJ	15.33
Skilled Nursing at Fellowship Village 8000 FELLOWSHIP DRIVE BASKING RIDGE, NJ	3.33
Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 537 MOUNTAIN AVENUE NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	18.00

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

Facility	Rating
Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center 1314 BRUNSWICK AVENUE TRENTON, NJ	564.33
Sinai Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Center 65 JAY STREET NEWARK, NJ	43.33
New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr 300 BROADWAY NEWARK, NJ	114.67
Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 439 BELLEVUE AVENUE TRENTON, NJ	535.67 /
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
New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center, Inc 135 VANDERBILT AVE STATEN ISLAND, NY	82.67 /
Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent Home 78 SLIKER ROAD CALIFON, NJ	437.33
Meadowbrook Respiratory and Nursing Center 38 FRENEAU AVENUE MATAWAN, NJ	90.00
Cranford Park Care 600 LINCOLN PARK EAST CRANFORD, NJ	109.83

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