South Mountain HC

Name: South Mountain HC
Address: 2385 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, Vauxhall, NJ, 07088, US
Telephone: 9086883400

2385 Springfield Avenue, Vauxhall, NJ 07088 · Union County · 195 certified beds · avg 184 residents/day · certified since Aug 3, 1989

Part of chain: OCEAN HEALTHCARE (11 facilities, chain avg rating 2.8★)

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.56

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 (22)

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 25, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	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.
Aug 25, 2025	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.
Aug 25, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not maintain an effective pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Aug 25, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Aug 25, 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.
May 16, 2024	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.
May 16, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
May 16, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
May 16, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature.
May 16, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
May 16, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
May 16, 2024	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.
May 16, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
May 16, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.
May 16, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Apr 19, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Apr 19, 2022	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.
Apr 19, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (10 → 9).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2022	3	D
2024	10	F
2025	9	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)

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)	3.56	3.88	3.95	bottom 44% in New Jersey; bottom 39% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.49	0.67	0.69	bottom 38% in New Jersey; bottom 36% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.27	3.53	3.50	bottom 47% in New Jersey; bottom 45% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.37	0.50	0.48	bottom 46% in New Jersey; bottom 47% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	23.4	39.7	45.8	top 10% in New Jersey; top 5% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	19.0	37.7	42.9	top 14% in New Jersey; top 13% 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 3.76, RN 0.52, weekend 3.46. 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
Feigenbaum, Avraham	Individual	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	08/03/1989
Feigenbaum, Deborah	Individual	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	08/07/2007
Frommer, Jacob	Individual	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	08/03/1989
Davis, Brian	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	10/30/2023
Davis, Brian	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	10/30/2023
Dynamic Healthcare Management LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2008
Dynamic Healthcare Management LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	12/02/2025
Feigenbaum, Avraham	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2008
Feigenbaum, Avraham	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2008
Feigenbaum, Melvin	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2008

Questions to ask on your visit

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

"Who reviews your menus, and can I see this week's menu and join my family member for a meal?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"How is pest control handled here, and when was the last treatment or inspection?"
"Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
"How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
"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?"
"Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
"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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Winchester Gardens Health Care Center	2.0 mi	Maplewood, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Alliance Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2.1 mi	Irvington, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center	3.3 mi	Union, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3.5 mi	Cranford, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center	3.6 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Alaris Health at West Orange	3.8 mi	West Orange, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Livingston Post Acute Care	3.8 mi	Livingston, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	3.8 mi	Orange, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab	4.0 mi	Mountainside, NJ	★★★☆☆	2/5
Brookhaven Health Care Center	4.0 mi	East Orange, NJ	★★★☆☆	3/5
Cranford Park Care	4.5 mi	Cranford, NJ	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Axia Care Center of Orange	4.6 mi	Orange, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315283.

The Care File

Visit checklist — South Mountain HC

2385 Springfield Avenue, Vauxhall, NJ 07088 · 9086883400

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

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Who reviews your menus, and can I see this week's menu and join my family member for a meal?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "How is pest control handled here, and when was the last treatment or inspection?"
☐ "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
☐ "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
☐ "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?"
☐ "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
☐ "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 315283 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)