Nursing Homes in Ridgewood, NJ- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 24, 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 Ridgewood
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 24, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Ridgewood has a total of 131 active skilled nursing facilities and 19,529 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Ridgewood of 25,056, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.28 persons in Ridgewood. There were 15,888 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.36 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, Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood and a comparison to the state and national averages:
| Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.78 | 0.71 / 0.65 |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.17 | 2.12 / 2.26 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.86 | 0.92 / 0.88 |
| All Staff | 3.81 | 3.76 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New Jersey.
COVID-19 Infections in Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood there were a total of 14 new cases and 14 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Ridgewood
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 Ridgewood Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Ridgewood, 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 Ridgewood
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Ridgewood 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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Woodcliff Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center 555 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ |
15.33 |
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Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC 165 FAIRFIELD AVE WEST CALDWELL, NJ |
6.67 |
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Job Haines Home For Aged People 250 BLOOMFIELD AVE BLOOMFIELD, NJ |
4.67 |
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Jewish Home at Rockleigh 10 LINK DRIVE ROCKLEIGH, NJ |
6.00 |
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Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center of Living 311 S LIVINGSTON AVE LIVINGSTON, NJ |
2.00 |
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Hoboken University Medical Center Tcu 308 WILLOW AVENUE HOBOKEN, NJ |
12.00 |
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Family of Caring Healthcare at Tenafly, LLC 133 COUNTY ROAD TENAFLY, NJ |
12.00 |
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Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair 42 NORTH MOUNTAIN AVE MONTCLAIR, NJ |
10.00 |
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Excel Care at Wayne 296 HAMBURG TURNPIKE WAYNE, NJ |
7.33 |
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Emerson Health Care Center 100 KINDERKAMACK ROAD EMERSON, NJ |
4.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Ridgewood based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
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Runnells Center For Rehabilitation and Healthcare 40 WATCHUNG WAY BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ |
71.33 / |
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Canterbury at Cedar Grove 398 POMPTON AVENUE CEDAR GROVE, NJ |
155.67 |
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Complete Care at Inglemoor, LLC 333 GRAND AVE ENGLEWOOD, NJ |
67.33 |
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St Catherine of Siena 7 RYERSON AVENUE CALDWELL, NJ |
23.33 |
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Atrium Post Acute Care of Wayne 1120 ALPS ROAD WAYNE, NJ |
62.83 |
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Llanfair House Care and Rehabilitation Center 1140 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD WAYNE, NJ |
197.67 |
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Morris View Healthcare Center 540 WEST HANOVER AVENUE MORRISTOWN, NJ |
93.50 |
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Careone at New Milford 800 RIVER ROAD NEW MILFORD, NJ |
34.67 |
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Complete Care at Chestnut Hill LLC 360 CHESTNUT STREET PASSAIC, NJ |
52.67 |
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Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge 77 EAST 43RD STREET PATERSON, NJ |
50.67 |
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