Careone at Livingston

Name: Careone at Livingston
Address: 68 PASSAIC AVENUE, Livingston, NJ, 07039, US
Telephone: 9737589000

68 Passaic Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039 · Essex County · 120 certified beds · avg 67 residents/day · certified since Oct 17, 2002

Part of chain: CAREONE (37 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)

4/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

4.00

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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

Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5

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.

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 23, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Oct 23, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · from a complaint
Aug 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require.
Aug 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide activities that meet residents' needs and interests. Nursing homes must offer meaningful activity programs, not just leave residents idle.
Aug 21, 2025	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.
Aug 21, 2025	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.
Aug 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards.
Mar 14, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require.
Mar 14, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Mar 14, 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.
Nov 13, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility required residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits or pay privately as a condition of moving in, or failed to tell residents which types of care it does not provide. Both practices are against the rules. · from a complaint
Nov 13, 2023	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. · from a complaint
Nov 13, 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. · from a complaint
Jan 4, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Jan 4, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Jan 4, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life.
Jan 4, 2022	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

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 5).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2022	4	D
2023	3	D
2024	3	E
2025	7	D

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)	4.00	3.88	3.95	top 30% in New Jersey; top 39% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.60	0.67	0.69	top 44% in New Jersey; top 48% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.67	3.53	3.50	top 29% in New Jersey; top 34% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.56	0.50	0.48	top 28% in New Jersey; top 27% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	11.3	39.7	45.8	top 1% in New Jersey; top 1% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	41.7	37.7	42.9	bottom 40% in New Jersey; top 50% 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 4.21, RN 0.63, weekend 3.86. Staffing rating: 4/5.

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: 5/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Care One LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	09/01/2004
Des 2009 GST Trust	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	12/01/2021
Des Holding Co., INC.	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	24%	09/01/2004
Des-C 2009 Grat	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	21%	10/26/2009
Straus, Daniel	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	—	10/09/2001
Baruch, David	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	12/01/2021
Baruch, David	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	12/01/2021
Care One Management, LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2004
Healthbridge Management LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	07/28/2008

Questions to ask on your visit

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

"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
"How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
"Can I see this month's activities calendar, and what do you offer residents who can't leave their rooms?"
"How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
"How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
"How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
"What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
"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?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection
Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center	2.4 mi	Livingston, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Cheshire Home	2.6 mi	Florham Park, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Livingston Post Acute Care	2.7 mi	Livingston, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center	2.9 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Alaris Health at West Orange	3.6 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Healthcare	3.7 mi	Madison, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Livia Health and Senior Living	3.7 mi	East Hanover, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Complete Care at Summit Ridge	4.0 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Florham Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	4.2 mi	Florham Park, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home	4.4 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Chatham Hills Subacute Care Center	4.4 mi	Chatham, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
South Mountain HC	4.7 mi	Vauxhall, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315479.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Careone at Livingston

68 Passaic Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039 · 9737589000

Health inspection rating 4/5 · CMS overall 4/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
☐ "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
☐ "Can I see this month's activities calendar, and what do you offer residents who can't leave their rooms?"
☐ "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
☐ "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
☐ "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
☐ "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
☐ "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?"

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 315479 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)