New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus

1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ 07652 (opens Google Maps) · Bergen County · (201) 634-8212· 336 certified beds · avg 206 residents/day · certified since Jun 22, 1995 · 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 →

5/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

inspected Apr 4, 2025

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

6.35

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · 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 7 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

Jan 23, 2026D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
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 F-0689
Dec 3, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
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 F-0609
Apr 4, 2025D · 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

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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 23, 2026	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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 · F-0689
Dec 3, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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 · F-0609
Apr 4, 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 4, 2025	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
Apr 4, 2025	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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. · F-0761
Apr 4, 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
Oct 20, 2021	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	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. · F-0759

Inspection trend by year

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

All citationsSerious citations (G–L)

2021

2025

2026

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2021	1	D
2025	5	D
2026	1	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)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

This facilityNew Jersey averageU.S. average

Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)

6.35

3.88

3.95

Registered Nurse hours

1.48

0.67

0.69

Weekend total nurse staffing

5.76

3.53

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)	6.35	3.88	3.95	top 3% in New Jersey; top 3% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	1.48	0.67	0.69	top 4% in New Jersey; top 5% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	5.76	3.53	3.50	top 3% in New Jersey; top 2% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.94	0.50	0.48	top 7% in New Jersey; top 7% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	22.0	39.7	45.8	top 8% in New Jersey; top 4% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	14.5	37.7	42.9	top 8% in New Jersey; top 8% 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 5.77, RN 1.34, weekend 5.22.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.77 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

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: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: —/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 →

Government - State

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Collette, Yolanda	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2022
Collette, Yolanda	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2022
Doyle, Timothy	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2021
Doyle, Timothy	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2021
Hannibal, Biko	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2020
Hannibal, Biko	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2020
Kamanda, Saarndupe	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2022
Kamanda, Saarndupe	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2022
State of New Jersey Omb Centralized Payroll	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/1995

All 9 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

Questions to ask on your visit

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

"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
"Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
"Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
"Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
"Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
"What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"

Also worth asking anywhere

"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
"CMS reports 22% 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 230 within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection
Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center	0.4 mi	Paramus, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Careone at Ridgewood Avenue	0.9 mi	Paramus, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center	1.7 mi	Paramus, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Careone at Oradell	1.8 mi	Oradell, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Emerson Health Care Center	2.2 mi	Emerson, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Maple Glen Center	2.3 mi	Fairlawn, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood	2.4 mi	Ridgewood, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Careone at New Milford	2.9 mi	New Milford, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Careone at Valley	3.1 mi	Westwood, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Ridgewood Center	3.1 mi	Ridgewood, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare at Maywood	4.1 mi	Maywood, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Alaris Health at the Chateau	4.3 mi	Rochelle Park, NJ	★★☆☆☆	3/5

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Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Bergen, NJ — 29 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

Oakland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center — Oakland, NJ · overall 3/5
Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center — Woodcliff Lake, NJ · overall 5/5
Actors Fund Home — Englewood, NJ · overall 4/5
Allendale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center — Allendale, NJ · overall 4/5

Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315346.

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Visit checklist — New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus

1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ 07652 · (201) 634-8212

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

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
☐ "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
☐ "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
☐ "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
☐ "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
☐ "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 plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
☐ "CMS reports 22% 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?"

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 315346 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)