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South Mountain HC
2385 Springfield Avenue, Vauxhall, NJ 07088 (opens Google Maps) · Union County · (908) 688-3400· 195 certified beds · avg 184 residents/day · certified since Aug 3, 1989 · 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: OCEAN HEALTHCARE (11 facilities, chain avg rating 2.8★)
2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Aug 25, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.56
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: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · 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 22 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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. F-0803
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 did not maintain an effective pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, or other pests. F-0925
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · F-0803 |
| Aug 25, 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 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not maintain an effective pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, or other pests. · F-0925 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 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 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 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 |
| Aug 25, 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. · F-0755 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 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 |
| Aug 25, 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 |
| Aug 25, 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 |
| May 16, 2024 | 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 |
| May 16, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 |
| May 16, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 |
| May 16, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804 |
| May 16, 2024 | 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 |
| May 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0677 |
| May 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. · F-0698 |
| May 16, 2024 | 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 |
| May 16, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · F-0867 |
| May 16, 2024 | 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 19, 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 |
| Apr 19, 2022 | 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 19, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. · F-0921 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (10 → 9).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 10
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 9
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 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 9 | 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: 3.56
New Jersey average: 3.88
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.49
New Jersey average: 0.67
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.27
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) | 3.56 | 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 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 3.76, RN 0.52, weekend 3.46.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.76 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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
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 - 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 |
All 10 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 Ocean Healthcare — 11 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.
- Aspen Hills Healthcare Center — Pemberton, NJ · overall 2/5
- Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health — Lakewood, NJ · overall 1/5abuse
- Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center — Elizabeth, NJ · overall 5/5
- Elmwood Hills Healthcare Center LLC — Blackwood, NJ · overall 2/5
- Hamilton Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation, LLC — Hamilton, NJ · overall 2/5
- Hampton Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation — Toms River, NJ · overall 4/5
- Hunterdon Care Center LLC — Flemington, NJ · overall 3/5
- Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center — East Orange, NJ · overall 4/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 10 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.
- "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?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the New Jersey midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 23% 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 194 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in Union, NJ — 23 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center — New Providence, NJ · overall 3/5
- Trinitas Hospital — Elizabeth, NJ · overall 3/5
- Adroit Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center — Rahway, NJ · overall 4/5
- Aristacare at Norwood Terrace — Plainfield, NJ · overall 5/5
- Aristacare at Parkside — Linden, NJ · overall 3/5
- Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center — Scotch Plains, NJ · overall 2/5
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights — Berkeley Heights, 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 315283.