Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
456 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · Union County · 128 certified beds · avg 104 residents/day · certified since Jul 8, 2004
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5
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.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide · Mar 17, 2022 · F-0678
The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes.
Why it matters: In a cardiac or breathing emergency, failure to start CPR promptly can be the difference between life and death.
Severity (L): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation existed throughout the facility. The single most serious citation CMS can issue.
Corrected: May 15, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Mar 17, 2022 · F-0689
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: May 15, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (28)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Jan 25, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not regularly inspect bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails for safety, or the rails and mattresses were not attached safely to the frames. |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 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 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 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 25, 2024 | 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. |
| Jan 25, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide | The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | ▲ G · Actual 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 17, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not honor residents' right to receive the visitors they choose, at the times they choose. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not designate a physician to serve as medical director — the doctor responsible for overseeing resident care policies and coordinating medical care across the facility. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 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 17, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not make sure its nurse aides had the skills needed to care for residents, including training in dementia care and abuse prevention. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 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 17, 2022 | 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. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 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 17, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate treatment and services to residents with a mental health condition, difficulty adjusting emotionally, or a history of trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
| Mar 17, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide timely, quality laboratory tests to meet residents' needs. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 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. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure its staff were vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with the federal requirements in effect at the time. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (5 → 1).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | 2 | L ▲ |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 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)
0 fines totaling $0, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2024 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Apr 25, 2024 |
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) | 4.01 | 3.88 | 3.95 | top 29% in New Jersey; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 44% in New Jersey; top 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.58 | 3.53 | 3.50 | top 34% in New Jersey; top 38% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 41% in New Jersey; top 40% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.7 | 39.7 | 45.8 | top 27% in New Jersey; top 16% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 43.8 | 37.7 | 42.9 | bottom 35% in New Jersey; bottom 46% 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 3.30, RN 0.50, weekend 2.95. Staffing rating: 4/5.
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: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Partnership
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishman Group LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Fishman, Benzion | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Fishman, Mordechai | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Fishman, Zev | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/30/2013 |
| Fishman, Benzion | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Fishman, Benzion | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Fishman, Mordechai | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Fishman, Mordechai | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/30/2013 |
| Fishman, Nathan | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2004 |
| Fishman, Zev | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/30/2013 |
| Fishman, Zev | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2013 |
| Karelitz, Shlomo | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2024 |
| Karelitz, Shlomo | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2024 |
| Plaza Nursing & Convalescent Center INC. | Organization | 5% or Greater Mortgage Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2004 |
| Plaza Nursing & Convalescent Center INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2004 |
| Saluja, Ruby | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2004 |
| Saluja, Ruby | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2004 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Are staff on every shift trained and certified in CPR, and how do they know each resident's resuscitation wishes?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How often are beds and bed rails inspected, and who does those checks?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "How do you identify and arrange specialized services for residents with mental health conditions or disabilities?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
- "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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315483.