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B

77.5/100

Above average

Care Connection Rahway

865 Stone Street, Rahway, NJ 07065

CMS 4/5 stars #14 of 23 in Union County (732) 499-6460
Certified beds
24
Occupancy
97%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare

Our read on Care Connection Rahway

Care Connection Rahway is a small for-profit home, just 24 certified beds, which often means staff know residents by name, and the numbers back that up. Total nurse staffing runs 4.92 hours per resident day, roughly 27% above the national average, though weekends dip about 5% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage isn't perfectly even. The record shows 5 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with a clean inspection as recently as December 2025. Quality measures score 5 out of 5, inspections 4 out of 5, but staffing lands at 3, CMS weighs turnover and weekend consistency, not just raw hours. Ask about weekend coverage and staff retention directly.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing15/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

15/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are.

  • →No staffing hours reported, scored neutral

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per dayNot reported
Registered nurse (RN) hoursNot reported

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hoursNot reported

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: December 19, 2025 (10 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of ALARIS HEALTH, which operates 8 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Care Connection Rahway

What is the ElderGrade for Care Connection Rahway? +

Care Connection Rahway holds an ElderGrade of B (77.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Care Connection Rahway? +

This facility has not reported staffing hours to CMS in the current data release.

Has Care Connection Rahway been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Care Connection Rahway accept Medicaid? +

CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.