Home / New Jersey / Westwood
300 Old Hook Road, Westwood, NJ 07675 · Bergen County · (201) 664-8888
98 certified beds, about 89 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1997
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 315369 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 25, 2025, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the New Jersey average is 8.6, the national average 9.2).
None of its 8 health citations since August 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.88 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across New Jersey and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.61 of those hours.
23.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (New Jersey average 39.7%).
CMS links it to Careone, an affiliated group of 37 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 8 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, medical record review, and review of other pertinent facility documentation on 4/23/26 and 4/24/26, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a safe environment for its residents. The facility failed to ensure that a resident (Resident #2) who was an elopement risk upon admission, remained in the facility. The facility failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent residents from eloping from the facility. This deficient practice was identified for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for elopement (Resident #2). A review of the Facility Reportable Event (FRE) submitted to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) was dated 4/17/26 and contained information regarding Resident #2's elopement. Resident #2 eloped from the facility which led the facility initiate a Code grey for a missing resident. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, document review, interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure that temperatures were obtained for all altered food prior to serving. This had the potential to negatively impact seven residents (Residents (R)16, R22, R8, R48, R52, R102, R86) who received Pureed food, seven residents (R18, R28, R46, R58, R104, R74, R90) who received Soft & Bite sized prepared foods, and two residents (R31, R1) who received Minced & Moist prepared food out of 85 residents reviewed for diet texture.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure one resident (Resident (R) 66) of 24 residents reviewed was invited to their scheduled care plan conference. Specifically, the facility failed to invite R66 to her care conference to discuss discharge plans. This had to potential to cause R66 uncertainty about her plan of care.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, interview, review of the McGeer's Infection Symptom Tracking criteria, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure one of two residents (Resident (R)71) reviewed for antibiotic use out of a sample of 24 residents received an antibiotic with justification for its use. This had the potential for R71 to receive an antibiotic unnecessarily and could potentially contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review it was determined that the facility failed to accurately code the Minimum Data Set (MDS), an assessment tool used to facilitate the management of care, in accordance with federal guidelines for 1 of 21 residents, Resident #69 reviewed for accuracy for MDS coding. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: Reference: According to the latest version of the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services - Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 Manual (updated October 2023) on Chapter 2-page 39 . According to the latest version of the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services - Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 Manual (updated October 2023). This item documents the location to which the resident is being discharged at the time of discharge. Knowing the setting to which the individual was discharged helps to inform discharge planning. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and review of pertinent medical records, it was determined that the facility failed to follow physician orders related to the use of continuous oxygen (O2) for 1 of 1 resident, Resident #3. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 6/4/24 at 10:45 AM, the surveyor observed Resident #3, who was laying in bed in their room. Resident #3 was receiving O2 delivered through a nasal cannula (NC-plastic prongs attached to a tube, inserted into the nostrils that oxygen flows through) utilizing a concentrator (an oxygen delivery system) at 3.5 Liters per minute (LPM). Resident #3 stated their O2 should be running at 4 LPM. The surveyor reviewed the resident's medical chart which included a review of a paper as well as computerized medical chart. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to properly store a controlled and noncontrolled medications in a secure manner. This deficient practice was identified for one (1) of 3 units inspected and involved two Residents, Resident #123 and #122. Reference: New Jersey Statutes Annotated, Title 45. Chapter 11. Nursing Board. The Nurse Practice Act for the State of New Jersey states: The practice of nursing as a registered professional nurse is defined as diagnosing and treating human responses to actual and potential physical and emotional health problems, through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and wellbeing, and executing medical regimens as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or dentist. Reference: [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and review of pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to 1.) appropriately put on personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the rooms of residents on transmission-based precautions (TBP). This was observed for1 of 1 housekeepers on the unit, and 2.) failed to appropriately handle potentially contaminated items coming from TBP rooms for 2 of 2 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) observed and evidenced by the following: 1. On 8/4/22 at 10:45 AM, the surveyor observed a sign on the door to resident room [ROOM NUMBER]-46 which indicated that the residents were on Isolation Droplet/ Contact Precautions and that PPE including a gown, N-95 respirator, eye protection, and gloves should be worn while in the room. At the same time the surveyor observed the housekeeper inside room [ROOM NUMBER]-46 mopping the floor. [...]
14 fire safety citations on file: 2 on September 25, 2025, 2 on June 10, 2024, 10 on August 17, 2022.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.88 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.61 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.18 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 23.6% | 39.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 47.1% | 37.7% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 5.06 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.99 on weekdays and 3.61 on weekends, 10% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.21 in April to June 2025 to 3.88 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.88 | 0.61 | 3.99 | 3.61 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 89 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.45 | 0.53 | 3.53 | 3.25 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 94 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.13 | 0.67 | 4.26 | 3.79 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 85 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.21 | 0.78 | 4.32 | 3.92 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 83 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| New Jersey, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.68 | 0.59 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 11.6% | 0.2% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.52 | $21.13 to $23.44 | 32,400 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $36.13 | $32.16 to $38.45 | 17,410 |
| Registered nurses | $51.20 | $47.94 to $61.41 | 92,680 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | New Jersey | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.4 | 12.8 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 17.3 | 24.9 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Careone at Valley's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (63.6% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
63.6% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · New Jersey: 130 better, 19 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 529 eligible stays.
9.4% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · New Jersey: 2 better, 8 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 512 eligible stays.
5.6% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · New Jersey: 3 better, 13 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 335 eligible stays.
67.6% this home
Median of homes: New Jersey68.7% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 210 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: New Jersey0.6% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 354 residents counted.
0.5% this home
Median of homes: New Jersey1.7% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 354 residents counted.
91.1% this home
Median of homes: New Jersey99.5% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 101 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: MILLENNIUM HEALTHCARE CENTERS II, LLC. CMS links this home to Careone, a group of 37 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care One LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 12/01/2004 |
| Des 2009 Gst Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 18% | 03/01/2019 |
| Des Holding Co., Inc. | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 24% | 12/16/2007 |
| Des-C 2009 Grat | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 21% | 10/26/2009 |
| Straus, Daniel | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 12/31/2007 | |
| Baruch, David | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Baruch, David | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Care One Management, LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 04/01/2007 | |
| Healthbridge Management LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/25/2008 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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