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Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair
42 North Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042 (opens Google Maps) · Essex County · (973) 783-9400· 70 certified beds · avg 65 residents/day · certified since Jun 15, 1998 · 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: FAMILY OF CARING HEALTHCARE (8 facilities, chain avg rating 3.8★)
4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 30, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.47
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · 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 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. F-0554
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. F-0558
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. F-0584
View all 15 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0558 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0640 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 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. · from a complaint · F-0677 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not help a resident get vision and hearing services — such as eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids. · F-0685 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 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 |
| Apr 30, 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 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 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 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure residents were fully informed about their own health, care, and treatments in a way they could understand. · from a complaint · F-0552 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide or obtain laboratory tests when a doctor ordered them, or did not promptly report the results back to the doctor who ordered them. · from a complaint · F-0773 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 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 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| May 11, 2021 | 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 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 10).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2021
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2023
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 10
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 10 | 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.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityNew Jersey averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.47
New Jersey average: 3.88
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 1.00
New Jersey average: 0.67
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.12
New Jersey average: 3.53
U.S. average: 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) | 3.47 | 3.88 | 3.95 | bottom 38% in New Jersey; bottom 35% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 13% in New Jersey; top 16% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.12 | 3.53 | 3.50 | bottom 35% in New Jersey; bottom 37% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.85 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 11% in New Jersey; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 32.2 | 39.7 | 45.8 | top 30% in New Jersey; top 18% 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 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 4.11, RN 1.18, weekend 3.69.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.11 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
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: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 10/04/2018 |
| Friedman, Nathan | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 10/04/2018 |
| Friedman, Edward | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/04/2018 |
| Friedman, Edward | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/04/2018 |
All 4 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 Family of Caring Healthcare — 8 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.
- Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood — Ridgewood, NJ · overall 5/5
- Family of Caring Healthcare at Tenafly, LLC — Tenafly, NJ · overall 3/5
- Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center — Woodcliff Lake, NJ · overall 5/5
- Advanced Subacute Rehabilitation Center at Sewell — Sewell, NJ · overall 2/5
- Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center, LLC — Paterson, NJ · overall 4/5
- Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center — Paramus, NJ · overall 3/5
- Family of Caring at Teaneck LLC — Teaneck, NJ · overall 4/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
- "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?"
- "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
- "How do you arrange eye and hearing care for residents, including appointments and equipment like glasses or hearing aids?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
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 32% 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 239 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Care Center | 1.0 mi | Montclair, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Green Hill | 1.6 mi | West Orange, NJ | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Canterbury at Cedar Grove | 1.8 mi | Cedar Grove, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Alaris Health at Cedar Grove | 2.2 mi | Cedar Grove, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Complete Care at Cedar Grove | 2.3 mi | Cedar Grove, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| St Catherine of Siena | 2.5 mi | Caldwell, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Job Haines Home for Aged People | 3.1 mi | Bloomfield, NJ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 3.5 mi | East Orange, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Complete Care at St Vincents LLC | 3.5 mi | Cedar Grove, NJ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home | 3.5 mi | West Orange, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Complete Care at Summit Ridge | 3.8 mi | West Orange, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Axia Care Center of Orange | 3.8 mi | Orange, NJ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 |
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.
- Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing — Newark, NJ · overall 2/5
- Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center — East Orange, NJ · overall 2/5
- Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center — Livingston, NJ · overall 5/5
- Livingston Post Acute Care — Livingston, NJ · overall 2/5
- Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill — West Caldwell, NJ · overall 5/5
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 315435.