Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab

Name: Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab
Address: 1180 US HIGHWAY 22, Mountainside, NJ, 07092, US
Telephone: 9086540020

1180 Us Highway 22, Mountainside, NJ 07092 · Union County · 151 certified beds · avg 129 residents/day · certified since May 19, 1988

Part of chain: BEST CARE SERVICES (10 facilities, chain avg rating 2.3★)

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.81

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 (32)

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
Aug 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint
Aug 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint
Mar 4, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Mar 4, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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
Mar 4, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail.
Mar 4, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint
Mar 4, 2025	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 4, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Mar 4, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Mar 4, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not treat residents with respect and dignity, or did not let them keep and use their own personal belongings.
Mar 4, 2025	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. · from a complaint
Mar 4, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Mar 4, 2025	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 4, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Mar 4, 2025	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.
Mar 4, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Mar 4, 2025	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.
Mar 4, 2025	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 4, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Mar 4, 2025	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.
Nov 14, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Jul 31, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · from a complaint
Jan 26, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility's menus did not meet residents' nutritional needs, or were not prepared in advance, followed as written, kept up to date, or reviewed by a dietician.
Jan 26, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Jan 26, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Jan 26, 2023	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.
Jan 26, 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.
Jan 26, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need.
Jan 26, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.
Jan 26, 2023	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.
Dec 23, 2020	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.
Dec 23, 2020	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (8 → 18).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2020	2	F
2023	8	E
2024	2	E
2025	20	E

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)	3.81	3.88	3.95	top 40% in New Jersey; top 48% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.50	0.67	0.69	bottom 40% in New Jersey; bottom 38% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.40	3.53	3.50	top 46% in New Jersey; top 48% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.21	0.50	0.48	bottom 12% in New Jersey; bottom 14% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	33.0	39.7	45.8	top 31% in New Jersey; top 20% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	54.5	37.7	42.9	bottom 18% in New Jersey; bottom 29% 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 3.67, RN 0.48, weekend 3.27. 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

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Brown, Avrohom	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	22%	12/27/2023
Mountainside BHC Holding Company LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	12/27/2023
Mountainside Equities LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	10%	12/27/2023
Wilhelm, Avrohom	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	9%	12/27/2023
Brown, Avrohom	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	12/23/2024
Brown, Avrohom	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025
Chapler, Yaakov	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025
Chapler, Yaakov	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025
Keleher, Jessica	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	04/15/2024
Keleher, Jessica	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	04/15/2024
Reich-Sobel, Debra	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025
Reich-Sobel, Debra	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025
Steinberg, Moshe	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025
Steinberg, Moshe	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/02/2025

Questions to ask on your visit

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

"Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
"When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
"Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
"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 coordinate and monitor care for residents who receive dialysis?"
"What is your nurse and aide staffing ratio on each shift, including nights and weekends?"
"How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
"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)

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Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside	0.8 mi	Mountainside, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Continuing Care at Lantern Hill	2.9 mi	New Providence, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3.0 mi	Cranford, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Cranford Park Care	3.0 mi	Cranford, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3.5 mi	New Providence, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Complete Care at Westfield, LLC	3.7 mi	Westfield, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Complete Care at Clark LLC	3.8 mi	Clark, NJ	★★★★☆	4/5
South Mountain HC	4.0 mi	Vauxhall, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
McAuley Hall Health Care Cente	4.1 mi	Watchung, NJ	★★★★☆	4/5
Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center	4.1 mi	Union, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare	4.2 mi	Berkeley Heights, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center	4.3 mi	Scotch Plains, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315259.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab

1180 Us Highway 22, Mountainside, NJ 07092 · 9086540020

Health inspection rating 2/5 · CMS overall 3/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
☐ "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
☐ "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
☐ "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 coordinate and monitor care for residents who receive dialysis?"
☐ "What is your nurse and aide staffing ratio on each shift, including nights and weekends?"
☐ "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
☐ "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 315259 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)