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Ridgewood Center
330 Franklin Tpk, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (opens Google Maps) · Bergen County · (201) 447-1900· 90 certified beds · avg 75 residents/day · certified since Mar 31, 1974 · 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: GENESIS HEALTHCARE (184 facilities, chain avg rating 2.4★)
1/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 10, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.67
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: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5 · 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 48 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint F-0584
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. F-0812
The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. F-0835
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · F-0812 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · F-0835 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 · F-0725 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. · F-0730 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0919 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. These written safeguards are the foundation of resident protection. · F-0607 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · F-0625 |
| Apr 10, 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 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly plan a resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs after leaving. · from a complaint · F-0660 |
| Apr 10, 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 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 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. · from a complaint · F-0755 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0756 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0868 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. · F-0887 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or maintain an effective training program for its direct care staff, including training on how to communicate effectively with residents. · F-0941 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate its staff on residents' rights and the facility's responsibilities toward residents. Staff can only respect rights they've been taught about. · F-0942 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give all staff the required training on its quality improvement program — the internal system for finding problems and making care better. · F-0944 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0947 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 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 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0656 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 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 |
| Dec 8, 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. · from a complaint · F-0658 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure residents actually saw their doctor face-to-face at all required visits. Doctors must examine nursing home residents in person on a regular schedule. · F-0712 |
| Dec 8, 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. · from a complaint · F-0755 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 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 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. · F-0730 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · F-0835 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · F-0867 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. · F-0561 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not perform required COVID-19 testing on residents and staff. · F-0886 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' right to share a room with their spouse or a roommate of their choosing, or moved residents to a different room without written notice beforehand. · F-0559 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' right to receive the visitors they choose, at the times they choose. · F-0563 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · F-0625 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | 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 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program. · F-0882 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not report COVID-19 data to residents and their families as required. Facilities must keep residents and families informed about COVID-19 cases. · F-0885 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (9 → 23).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 16
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2023
All citations: 9
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | F |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 23 | 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)
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: 3.67
New Jersey average: 3.88
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.66
New Jersey average: 0.67
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.44
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) | 3.67 | 3.88 | 3.95 | top 50% in New Jersey; bottom 45% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 36% in New Jersey; top 41% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.44 | 3.53 | 3.50 | top 42% in New Jersey; top 45% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.48 | bottom 43% in New Jersey; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 38.9 | 39.7 | 45.8 | top 49% in New Jersey; top 34% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 41.7 | 37.7 | 42.9 | bottom 40% in New Jersey; top 50% 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 3.29, RN 0.59, weekend 3.08.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.29 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
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 - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fc-Gen Operations Investment LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2011 |
| Gen Operations I LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2011 |
| Gen Operations II LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2011 |
| Genesis Healthcare INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 02/02/2015 |
| Genesis Healthcare LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2011 |
| Genesis Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 02/02/2015 |
| Genesis NJ Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/01/2011 |
| Genesis Operations LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2011 |
| GHC Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2011 |
| Sun Healthcare Group INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 02/02/2015 |
| Whitman, Arnold | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 02/02/2015 |
| Berg, Michael | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2024 |
| Bridgeford, Laura | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Genesis Operations LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/22/2025 |
| Mendelson, Avi | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Schmidt, Joseph | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2023 |
| Schmidt, Joseph | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/22/2025 |
| Surapaneni, Purushotham | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2020 |
| Surapaneni, Purushotham | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/22/2025 |
All 19 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 Genesis Healthcare — 184 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.
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- Troy Hills Center — Parsippany, NJ · overall 2/5
- Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation — Albuquerque, NM · overall 2/5
- Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center — Albuquerque, NM · overall 3/5
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center — Belen, NM · overall 2/5
- Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Bloomfield, NM · overall 3/5
- Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC — Albuquerque, NM · overall 5/5
- Casa de Oro Center — Las Cruces, NM · overall 1/5SFF
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 183 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "What is your nurse and aide staffing ratio on each shift, including nights and weekends?"
- "How often do you evaluate your nurse aides and what ongoing training do they receive?"
- "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
- "Can you show me the call buttons in the bathrooms and bathing areas, and tell me your average response time when one is pressed?"
- "What specific steps do you take to prevent abuse and neglect, and how are staff trained on them?"
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 39% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 19 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 198 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen New Bridge Medical Center | 1.6 mi | Paramus, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood | 1.7 mi | Ridgewood, NJ | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus | 3.1 mi | Paramus, NJ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center | 3.6 mi | Paramus, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Careone at Ridgewood Avenue | 3.6 mi | Paramus, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Maple Glen Center | 3.6 mi | Fairlawn, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Christian Health Care Center | 3.7 mi | Wyckoff, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Allendale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 3.7 mi | Allendale, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center | 3.9 mi | Woodcliff Lake, NJ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Emerson Health Care Center | 4.1 mi | Emerson, NJ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Careone at Oradell | 4.2 mi | Oradell, NJ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Windmere | 4.6 mi | North Haledon, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
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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.
- Actors Fund Home — Englewood, NJ · overall 4/5
- Alaris Health at the Chateau — Rochelle Park, NJ · overall 2/5
- Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare at Maywood — Maywood, NJ · overall 4/5
- Buckingham at Norwood, the — Norwood, NJ · overall 2/5
- Careone at Cresskill — Cresskill, NJ · overall 4/5
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 315158.