537 Mountain Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974 (opens Google Maps) · Union County · (908) 516-9400· 40 certified beds · avg 34 residents/day · certified since Jul 21, 2017 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: ERICKSON SENIOR LIVING (17 facilities, chain avg rating 4.2★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · 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.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Dec 23, 2025 · F-0760 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication.
Why it matters: A serious medication error can cause real harm, hospitalization, or worse.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jan 23, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 6 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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
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
The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint F-0760
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | 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 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 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 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | 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 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | 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 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 2).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 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.
How to file a complaint about care →
1 fine totaling $21,645.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Fine | $21,645 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
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) | 6.42 | 3.88 | 3.95 | top 3% in New Jersey; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.44 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 4% in New Jersey; top 5% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.83 | 3.53 | 3.50 | top 3% in New Jersey; top 2% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.81 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 11% in New Jersey; top 11% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 23.9 | 39.7 | 45.8 | top 12% in New Jersey; top 6% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 11.1 | 37.7 | 42.9 | top 4% in New Jersey; top 4% 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 5.55, RN 1.25, weekend 5.05.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.55 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
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: 2/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
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 →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Senior Communities, INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/14/2021 |
| Bison, Michael | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/17/2025 |
| Brown, Ian | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2023 |
| Brown, Patricia | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Brown, Patricia | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2023 |
| Butler, Richard | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2014 |
| Clupper, Katherine | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Colins, Mary | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2017 |
| Colins, Mary | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Embley, Mark | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2021 |
| Embley, Mark | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2021 |
| Embley, Mark | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2021 |
| Erickson Senior Living LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/23/2020 |
| Erickson Senior Living LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/18/2025 |
| Erstad, Eileen | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2018 |
| Erstad, Eileen | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2018 |
| Hall, John | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2017 |
| Hall, John | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2017 |
| Hall, John | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2017 |
| Jacque, Zina | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2018 |
Showing 20 of 49 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 29 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Erickson Senior Living — 17 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.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 16 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 1.2 mi | New Providence, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare | 1.8 mi | Berkeley Heights, NJ | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights | 2.1 mi | Berkeley Heights, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside | 2.6 mi | Mountainside, NJ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| McAuley Hall Health Care Cente | 2.9 mi | Watchung, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab | 2.9 mi | Mountainside, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Chatham Hills Subacute Care Center | 3.9 mi | Chatham, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Aristacare at Norwood Terrace | 4.3 mi | Plainfield, NJ | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center | 5.1 mi | Scotch Plains, NJ | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Healthcare | 5.4 mi | Madison, NJ | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Complete Care at Westfield, LLC | 5.5 mi | Westfield, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Complete Care at Plainfield LLC | 5.8 mi | Plainfield, NJ | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Union, NJ — 23 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315523.
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