Brighton Gardens of Edison
1801 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820 · Middlesex County · 30 certified beds · avg 24 residents/day · certified since Dec 18, 1995
Part of chain: SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING (4 facilities, chain avg rating 3.5★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Jun 27, 2023 · F-0600
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Aug 3, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (17)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Oct 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. These written safeguards are the foundation of resident protection. |
| Oct 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. |
| Oct 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. |
| Oct 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with respect and dignity, or did not let them keep and use their own personal belongings. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Jun 27, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.05 | 3.88 | 3.95 | top 4% in New Jersey; top 4% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.13 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 9% in New Jersey; top 11% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.64 | 3.53 | 3.50 | top 4% in New Jersey; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.96 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 6% in New Jersey; top 7% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 14.6 | 39.7 | 45.8 | top 2% in New Jersey; top 1% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 14.3 | 37.7 | 42.9 | top 8% in New Jersey; top 7% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 6.52, RN 1.22, weekend 6.08. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welltower INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/2017 |
| Welltower TRS Holdco LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/2017 |
| Akridge, Ulysses | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/17/2025 |
| Akridge, Ulysses | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/17/2025 |
| Coelho, Andrew | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/2017 |
| Coelho, Andrew | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Falco, Denise | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Falco, Denise | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Frantz, Edward | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/2017 |
| Frantz, Edward | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Harris, Tony | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Kessler, Thomas | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Kessler, Thomas | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| O'Riordan, Damien | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| O'Riordan, Damien | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Painter, David | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/2017 |
| Painter, David | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Royal, Patricia | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Royal, Patricia | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2025 |
| Sekel, Wendy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/15/2017 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What specific steps do you take to prevent abuse and neglect, and how are staff trained on them?"
- "If you ever planned to discharge or transfer my family member, how much written notice would we receive and how could we appeal?"
- "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "How do you train staff to treat residents with dignity, and how do you protect residents' personal belongings?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315351.