95/100
Excellent
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill
459 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
- Certified beds
- 56
- Occupancy
- 71%
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare
Our read on Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill
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.
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.
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
30/30Citations 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
27/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.47 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.89 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing holds steady
Staff stability
13/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →25% of nursing staff left in the last year
- →-2 for 3 administrator departures
Resident outcomes
15/15The 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
10/10Fines 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 detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: March 14, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
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Common questions about Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill
What is the ElderGrade for Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill? +
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill holds an ElderGrade of A (95 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill? +
Residents receive an average of 4.37 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill 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 Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill accept Medicaid? +
CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.
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