The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
61 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, NJ 08512 · Middlesex County · 120 certified beds · avg 102 residents/day · certified since May 20, 1998
Part of chain: ATLAS HEALTHCARE (29 facilities, chain avg rating 3.6★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
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, one-off · Feb 12, 2026 · F-0604 · triggered by a complaint
The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment.
Why it matters: Unneeded restraints can cause injuries, muscle loss, and deep emotional distress.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Feb 19, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Dec 20, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
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 (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Jan 22, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Dec 20, 2024 · F-0835 · triggered by a complaint
The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents.
Why it matters: Poor administration often shows up as understaffing, supply shortages, and care problems across the whole facility.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Jan 22, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (11)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. · from a complaint |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 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. |
| Nov 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | 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 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · from a complaint |
| Mar 7, 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 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 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. |
| Mar 7, 2024 | B · Minimal risk, repeated | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. |
| Nov 19, 2021 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Nov 19, 2021 | 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. |
| Nov 19, 2021 | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | J ▲ |
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)
1 fine totaling $57,282.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Fine | $57,282 |
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) | 3.49 | 3.88 | 3.95 | bottom 39% in New Jersey; bottom 36% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.69 | bottom 47% in New Jersey; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.25 | 3.53 | 3.50 | bottom 46% in New Jersey; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 28% in New Jersey; top 28% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 62.5 | 39.7 | 45.8 | bottom 4% in New Jersey; bottom 13% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 100.0 | 37.7 | 42.9 | bottom 1% in New Jersey; bottom 1% 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 3.82, RN 0.59, weekend 3.55. Staffing rating: 2/5.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbury SNF Operations Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 09/01/2022 |
| Herzka, David | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 15% | 09/01/2022 |
| Malt Family Trust | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 28% | 09/01/2022 |
| SGS 2010 Family Trust | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 28% | 09/01/2022 |
| Tyh 2017 Trust | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 28% | 09/01/2022 |
| Bak, Pinchos | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2022 |
| Bak, Pinchos | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Bak, Pinchos | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Cranbury SNF Holdco LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2022 |
| Cranbury SNF Operations Management LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2022 |
| Cranbury SNF Realty LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/09/2025 |
| Fiorillo, Jackie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Gerson, Yosef | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Gerson, Yosef | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Goldberger, Shlomo | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Goldberger, Shlomo | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Herzka, David | Individual | Limited Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
| Malt Family Trust | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2022 |
| MPS Cranbury Realty Holdings LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2022 |
| Nasra, Magdy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2021 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your policy on physical restraints, and what alternatives do you try first?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
- "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
- "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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| Merwick Care & Rehabilitation Center, LLC | 6.1 mi | Plainsboro, NJ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315451.