10 Independent Nursing Homes in Essex County, New Jersey

Nurse hours

4.37 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill runs about 4.37 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 13% above the national average, and its staff tends to stay: turnover is 25% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips only slightly from weekday levels. The catch is the inspection record, 13 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related. A recent March 2025 inspection means the state has looked at this building lately, so those findings reflect current conditions rather than an old survey. Strong staffing and quality scores sit in the same file as a serious deficiency. Worth asking the administrator directly what that harm-level citation involved and what changed afterward.

Nurse hours

6.11 /day

Staff turnover

13%

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Job Haines Home is a small nonprofit in Bloomfield, just 40 certified beds, and the nurse staffing number stands out first: 6.11 hours per resident day, roughly 58 percent above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 11 percent below its own weekday levels, though at that baseline even the thinner shifts are well staffed. Staff turnover sits at 12.7 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent, which suggests people stay. The inspection record shows four deficiencies, none tied to harm or abuse, with the most recent visit in April 2025. Quality measures come in at 3 of 5 stars, a quieter spot in an otherwise strong profile.

Nurse hours

4.51 /day

Staff turnover

38%

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Inglemoor runs on numbers that mostly hold up. Nurse staffing sits at 4.51 hours per resident day, about 17% above the national average, and turnover of 37.9% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% norm, that usually signals a stable floor staff rather than a revolving door. The inspection record is thin: two deficiencies total, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with the last visit in December 2023. The one soft spot is weekends, when staffing drops roughly 9% below its own weekday level. For a 138-bed for-profit LLC, this is a relatively clean file, though the gap between weekday and weekend coverage is worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

30%

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New Vista runs a 340-bed for-profit home in Newark, and the numbers split in an unusual way. Nurse staffing sits at 4.22 hours per resident day, about 9% above the national average, and weekend coverage only dips roughly 7% below weekdays, better continuity than many places manage. Staff turnover is 30%, well under the national 45.8%, which matters for residents who need consistent caregivers. Then there's the inspection record: 49 deficiencies, six tied to abuse, and 17 fines totaling $97,376, with a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating. No deficiency reached harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was July 2025. Strong staffing and quality scores don't erase a long citation history, ask pointed questions about the abuse-related findings before deciding.

Nurse hours

3.86 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Daughters Of Israel Pleasant Valley Home runs 303 certified beds in West Orange under nonprofit ownership, and its 26 deficiencies on record are worth noting, none rose to harm or jeopardy level, and none involved abuse, which matters more than the raw count. The bigger story is staffing: 3.86 nurse hours per resident day, essentially dead even with the national average, though weekends run about 6% leaner than weekdays. Its 2/5 inspection rating reflects problems found on survey, while resident care measures scored 5/5 and staffing 3/5. The last inspection was March 2026, so the record is current.

Nurse hours

4.07 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Broadway House runs a little more nurse coverage than the typical American nursing home, 4.07 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, though weekends dip about 4% below its own weekday pace, so ask how that gap gets covered. The inspection record shows 12 deficiencies, none serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, but two are abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. State inspectors were last in on February 26, 2025, so the findings are fresh. As a nonprofit with 78 beds, it's small enough that you can press for specifics on those two citations and get a straight answer.

Nurse hours

4.23 /day

Staff turnover

55%

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Green Hill runs about 4.23 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% above the national average, and weekend coverage only dips about 4% below weekdays, that consistency matters. But turnover sits at 55% against a national 45.8%, so a lot of that staffing is people still learning the building. The inspection record is the real concern: 25 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a 2/5 health inspection rating from CMS. Quality measures score 4/5 and it's a nonprofit, which helps explain the decent grade. Still, ask directly how they've addressed the abuse citation since the February 2025 inspection.

Nurse hours

3.67 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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New Community Extended Care in Newark runs 180 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its staffing picture is mixed. Nurses provide 3.67 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends dip about 12% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Retention is a genuine strength: 37.3% turnover beats the 45.8% national figure. The trouble sits in inspections, where a single star and 22 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, produced a $70,317 fine. That record, last reviewed in February 2025, is the main reason this home lands where it does.

Nurse hours

1.93 /day

Staff turnover

10%

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St Catherine of Siena runs small, 30 beds, and its nurses give residents 1.93 hours of care per resident day, roughly half the national figure of 3.86. That thin coverage is the weakest number here, and weekends drop a little further below the home's own weekday levels. What stands out in the other direction is retention: 10% annual turnover against a national average near 46%, meaning the people on shift tend to stay. Its inspection record shows 18 deficiencies, none involving harm or abuse, with four fines totaling $16,171 and a survey as recent as January 2025. The trade-off is real: stable, familiar staff, but not many of them per resident.

Nurse hours

3.73 /day

Staff turnover

55%

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Livingston Post Acute Care runs 124 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers sit slightly under the national mark, 3.73 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally, with weekends running about 5% thinner than weekdays. That gap matters more than it looks, because turnover is 55% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning the people covering those weekend shifts are often new. The inspection record shows 43 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the last survey was in January 2026. Quality measures score well, but staffing and inspections are where the trouble shows.