★★★★☆CMS 4/5230 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.15 /day
- Staff turnover
- 51%
- Serious cites
- 0
Alaris Health at Cedar Grove runs 230 beds under for-profit LLC ownership in Essex County, and the staffing picture is mixed in ways worth understanding. Total nurse coverage sits at 4.15 hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average of 3.86, but weekends drop about 8% below the home's own weekday level, so the weekday numbers that lift the average aren't what a Saturday shift looks like. Annual turnover is 51%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, which means a meaningful share of the people providing that care are new to the building. The inspection record carries 42 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 5 abuse-related, though the most recent survey was September 2025 and quality measures score well.
★★★★★CMS 5/5151 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.48 /day
- Staff turnover
- 34%
- Serious cites
- 0
Complete Care At St Vincents runs 151 certified beds in Cedar Grove under for-profit LLC ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely strong, a five-star health inspection rating with nine total deficiencies, just one at the harm level and none tied to abuse, from a survey completed in July 2025. Staffing tells a different story: 3.48 nurse hours per resident day sits about 10 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 6 percent leaner than weekdays. Turnover of 33.9 percent, though, beats the national 45.8 percent, so the people who are there tend to stay. Weaker staffing marks against strong quality and inspection scores is the tension worth weighing.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5122 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.41 /day
- Staff turnover
- 13%
- Serious cites
- 0
Arbor Glen Center runs on a stable crew, 12.5% turnover against a national average near 46% means aides and nurses here tend to stay, and that continuity matters for daily care. The trade-off shows up in hours: 3.41 nurse staffing hours per resident day sits about 12% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 8% below the home's own weekday coverage, so hands are thinner exactly when families visit and doctor coverage is spotty. The inspection record is the harder read, 32 deficiencies, including one at harm level and one tied to abuse, with a $8,281 fine and a December 2025 survey. For-profit LLC ownership, 122 beds. Ask about weekend coverage and how that abuse finding was resolved.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5180 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.22 /day
- Staff turnover
- 39%
- Serious cites
- 0
Canterbury At Cedar Grove is a 180-bed for-profit home in Essex County, and its numbers pull in different directions. The health inspection side is where the trouble sits: 45 deficiencies on the current record, including two tied to abuse, and a one-out-of-five inspection rating despite a recent visit in December 2025. Nurse staffing runs about 3.22 hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average, and weekends dip about 6% below its own weekday level. What keeps it from looking worse is turnover at 39.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure, and strong quality measures. The state fined it once, for $9,661.
★★★★☆CMS 4/5190 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.55 /day
- Staff turnover
- 67%
- Serious cites
- 0
Complete Care At Cedar Grove runs 190 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd flag. At 3.55 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 8% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 4% below its own weekday level. That thin margin matters most when someone needs help on a Saturday. Turnover is the bigger concern: 67.2% annually against a national 45.8%, meaning nearly seven in ten staff left within the year. Inspections look steadier, 19 deficiencies on record, none involving harm or abuse, with the last visit in late 2024. Clinical quality measures score well, but those depend on consistent hands delivering the care.