Nursing Homes in Elizabeth, NJ- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 7, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Elizabeth
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 7, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Elizabeth has a total of 181 active skilled nursing facilities and 26,578 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Elizabeth of 129,216, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 4.86 persons in Elizabeth. There were 21,116 residents in nursing homes as April 7, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.45 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, Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.77 | 0.71 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.18 | 2.12 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.87 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.82 | 3.76 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New Jersey.
COVID-19 Infections in Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth there were a total of 26 new cases and 26 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 7, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Elizabeth
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 Elizabeth Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Elizabeth 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 |
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Winchester Gardens Health Care Center 333 ELMWOOD AVENUE MAPLEWOOD, NJ |
20.00 |
Family of Caring Healthcare at Tenafly, LLC 133 COUNTY ROAD TENAFLY, NJ |
12.00 |
De La Salle Hall 810 NEWMAN SPRINGS RD LINCROFT, NJ |
15.33 |
Doctors Subacute Healthcare, LLC 59 BIRCH STREET PATERSON, NJ |
13.33 |
Dwelling Place at St Clares 400 WEST BLACKWELL ST DOVER, NJ |
9.33 |
White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 560 BERKELEY AVENUE ORANGE, NJ |
5.33 |
Emerson Health Care Center 100 KINDERKAMACK ROAD EMERSON, NJ |
4.00 |
Excel Care at Wayne 296 HAMBURG TURNPIKE WAYNE, NJ |
7.33 |
Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair 42 NORTH MOUNTAIN AVE MONTCLAIR, NJ |
10.00 |
Hartwyck at Oak Tree 2048 OAK TREE ROAD EDISON, NJ |
12.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Elizabeth based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Complete Care at Bayshore LLC 715 NORTH BEERS STREET HOLMDEL, NJ |
71.33 |
Atrium Post Acute Care of Wayne 1120 ALPS ROAD WAYNE, NJ |
62.83 |
Sinai Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Center 65 JAY STREET NEWARK, NJ |
44.00 |
Morris View Healthcare Center 540 WEST HANOVER AVENUE MORRISTOWN, NJ |
93.50 |
Promedica Total Rehab + (piscataway) 10 STERLING DRIVE PISCATAWAY, NJ |
290.33 |
Llanfair House Care and Rehabilitation Center 1140 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD WAYNE, NJ |
197.67 |
Redbank Center For Rehabilitation and Healing 100 CHAPIN AVENUE RED BANK, NJ |
70.67 |
Runnells Center For Rehabilitation and Healthcare 40 WATCHUNG WAY BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ |
71.33 / |
Careone at New Milford 800 RIVER ROAD NEW MILFORD, NJ |
34.67 |
Spring Creek Healthcare Center 1 LINDBERGH AVENUE PERTH AMBOY, NJ |
111.00 |
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