Nursing home
Alaris Health at Kearny
206 Bergen Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Alaris Health (7 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Alaris Health at Kearny is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kearny, New Jersey. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.23 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 27, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alaris Health at Kearny compares
This facility vs. the New Jersey and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Jersey avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.23 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.09 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.3% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 11, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 27, 2026
What inspectors found at Alaris Health at Kearny
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 206 Bergen Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032 - CMS certification #
- 315192
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 107.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-12-01
- Chain
- Alaris Health (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Alaris Health
Alaris Health operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Alaris Health facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Hudson-G
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Michael'S Medical Center, Newark. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Alaris Health at Belgrove, Kearny. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Promise Care Nj, East Orange. 3.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Arlington Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07032 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Vistacare Dialysis Center, Newark, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc Harrison, Harrison, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Newark Mt Pleasant, Newark, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07032.
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Clifton, LLC, office in Bloomfield, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Barnabas Health Home Care And Hospice, office in West Orange, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of New Jersey, LLC, office in Bloomfield, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Roland Losos, MD, Lyndhurst. 3.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Hudson-G on the New Jersey hurricane evacuation zones (2020 hurricane evacuation study). (FEMA Region 2 / New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, map updated Jan 8, 2024)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alaris Health at Kearny a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alaris Health at Kearny an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alaris Health at Kearny staffed?
Alaris Health at Kearny reports 3.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Alaris Health at Kearny had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alaris Health at Kearny have?
Alaris Health at Kearny is certified for 120 beds.