Brookhaven Health Care Center

120 Park End Place, East Orange, NJ 07018 (opens Google Maps) · Essex County · (973) 676-6221· 122 certified beds · avg 117 residents/day · certified since Oct 24, 1988 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: PARAMOUNT CARE CENTERS (10 facilities, chain avg rating 3.3★)

3/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

inspected Aug 25, 2025

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.22

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →

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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 17 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

Aug 25, 2025F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
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. F-0812
Aug 25, 2025E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. F-0761
Aug 25, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. F-0689

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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Aug 25, 2025	F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread	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. · F-0812
Aug 25, 2025	E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · F-0697
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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. · F-0756
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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. · F-0759
Mar 7, 2024	E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern	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. · F-0657
Mar 7, 2024	E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern	The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. · F-0700
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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. · F-0656
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. · F-0688
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695
Mar 7, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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. · F-0880
Dec 9, 2021	E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern	The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578
Dec 9, 2021	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658
Dec 9, 2021	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677
Dec 9, 2021	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (7 → 6).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

All citationsSerious citations (G–L)

2021

2024

2025

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2021	4	E
2024	7	E
2025	6	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)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

This facilityNew Jersey averageU.S. average

Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)

3.22

3.88

3.95

Registered Nurse hours

0.51

0.67

0.69

Weekend total nurse staffing

2.79

3.53

3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

Measure	This facility	New Jersey avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.22	3.88	3.95	bottom 17% in New Jersey; bottom 23% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.51	0.67	0.69	bottom 43% in New Jersey; bottom 40% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	2.79	3.53	3.50	bottom 9% in New Jersey; bottom 20% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.33	0.50	0.48	bottom 37% in New Jersey; bottom 37% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	28.2	39.7	45.8	top 20% in New Jersey; top 11% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	28.6	37.7	42.9	top 33% in New Jersey; top 26% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 3.27, RN 0.52, weekend 2.84.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.27 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Brookhaven Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	05/10/2022
Brookhaven Center Operations Holdco LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	100%	05/10/2022
First American Capital Group Corporation	Organization	5% or Greater Security Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/10/2022
Kraus, Abraham	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	05/10/2022
Paramount Care Centers LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/10/2022
Schwarz, Meir	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	05/10/2022

All 6 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Paramount Care Centers — 10 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

Echelon Care & Rehab — Voorhees, NJ · overall 4/5
Hudsonview Health Care Center — North Bergen, NJ · overall 5/5
Manhattanview Ctr for Rehabilitation and Healthcar — Union City, NJ · overall 4/5
Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center — Newark, NJ · overall 1/5
Ivory Wellness Center — Norristown, PA · overall 2/5
Onyx Wellness Center — Norristown, PA · overall 1/5
River's Edge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center — Philadelphia, PA · overall 4/5
The Pines at Philadelphia Rehab and Healthcare Ctr — Philadelphia, PA · overall 5/5

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 9 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
"Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
"What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
"Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
"What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"

Also worth asking anywhere

"Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the New Jersey midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
"Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
"CMS reports 28% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
"Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

Nearby facilities (12 closest of 234 within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection
White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	0.6 mi	Orange, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Axia Care Center of Orange	0.8 mi	Orange, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	1.5 mi	East Orange, NJ	★★☆☆☆	1/5
Complete Care at Orange Park	1.8 mi	East Orange, NJ	★★★☆☆	3/5
Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center	1.9 mi	East Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
New Community Extended Care Facility	2.2 mi	Newark, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Winchester Gardens Health Care Center	2.3 mi	Maplewood, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center	2.6 mi	Newark, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Alliance Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2.7 mi	Irvington, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Job Haines Home for Aged People	2.8 mi	Bloomfield, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Alaris Health at West Orange	3.0 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home	3.1 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5

Compare this facility with the 3 closest →

Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Essex, NJ — 32 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

Canterbury at Cedar Grove — Cedar Grove, NJ · overall 3/5
Careone at Livingston — Livingston, NJ · overall 4/5
Complete Care at Cedar Grove — Cedar Grove, NJ · overall 4/5
Complete Care at St Vincents LLC — Cedar Grove, NJ · overall 5/5
Complete Care at Summit Ridge — West Orange, NJ · overall 4/5
Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC — West Caldwell, NJ · overall 4/5

Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.

All facilities in East Orange →

Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315268.

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Visit checklist — Brookhaven Health Care Center

120 Park End Place, East Orange, NJ 07018 · (973) 676-6221

Health inspection rating 3/5 · CMS overall 3/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
☐ "Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
☐ "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
☐ "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
☐ "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
☐ "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the New Jersey midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
☐ "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
☐ "CMS reports 28% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
☐ "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 315268 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)