Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home

Name: Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home
Address: 1155 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY, West Orange, NJ, 07052, US
Telephone: 9737315100

1155 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 · Essex County · 279 certified beds · avg 98 residents/day · certified since Jan 1, 1967

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

4.17

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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

Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5

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 (26)

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
Mar 12, 2026	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.
Mar 12, 2026	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Mar 12, 2026	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Mar 12, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups.
Mar 12, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Mar 12, 2026	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.
Mar 12, 2026	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.
Mar 12, 2026	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.
Mar 12, 2026	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.
Nov 10, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Oct 18, 2024	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required.
Oct 18, 2024	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months.
Oct 18, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make its inspection results easy for residents to see, or made it hard for residents to contact advocacy agencies like the ombudsman.
Oct 18, 2024	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.
Oct 18, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Oct 18, 2024	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.
Oct 18, 2024	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.
Oct 18, 2024	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.
Aug 10, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights.
Aug 10, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not serve meals and snacks at times that fit residents' needs, preferences, and requests, or did not offer nourishing alternatives for residents who want to eat outside scheduled meal times.
Aug 10, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Aug 10, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have a working call system — the button or cord residents use to summon help — in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Aug 10, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable.
Aug 10, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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. · from a complaint
Aug 10, 2023	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.
Aug 10, 2023	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.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (8 → 9).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2023	8	E
2024	8	F
2025	1	E
2026	9	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)	4.17	3.88	3.95	top 25% in New Jersey; top 33% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.87	0.67	0.69	top 19% in New Jersey; top 22% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.93	3.53	3.50	top 21% in New Jersey; top 25% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.67	0.50	0.48	top 17% in New Jersey; top 18% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	0.0	39.7	45.8	—
RN turnover (%)	0.0	37.7	42.9	—

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 3.86, RN 0.81, weekend 3.64. Staffing rating: 3/5.

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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

Who owns this facility

Non profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Daughters of Israel INC	Organization	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/1966
Daughters of Israel INC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/1966
Guittari, Nicholas	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	09/01/2025
Thompson, Colleen	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	03/15/2024
Thompson, Colleen	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	03/15/2024
Thompson, Colleen	Individual	Trustee of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/15/2024
Thompson, Colleen	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/15/2024

Questions to ask on your visit

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?"
"How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
"Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
"Can you give me examples of how you adjust daily routines and room setups to fit each resident's preferences?"
"Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
"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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Complete Care at Summit Ridge	0.4 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
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Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center	1.8 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Livingston Post Acute Care	1.8 mi	Livingston, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center	2.1 mi	Livingston, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Green Hill	2.5 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	2.5 mi	Orange, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Axia Care Center of Orange	2.6 mi	Orange, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Montclair Care Center	3.0 mi	Montclair, NJ	★★★★☆	4/5
Brookhaven Health Care Center	3.1 mi	East Orange, NJ	★★★☆☆	3/5
St Catherine of Siena	3.2 mi	Caldwell, NJ	★★★☆☆	3/5
Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair	3.5 mi	Montclair, NJ	★★★★☆	4/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315029.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home

1155 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 · 9737315100

Health inspection rating 2/5 · 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?"
☐ "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
☐ "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
☐ "Can you give me examples of how you adjust daily routines and room setups to fit each resident's preferences?"
☐ "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
☐ "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 315029 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)