Nursing home
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights
35 Cottage Street, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Autumn Lake Healthcare (60 facilities) · 130 certified beds
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 18, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $102,660In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights 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) | 3.57 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.5% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 January 21, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 3, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $102,660, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 21, 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 · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2024 · 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
- 35 Cottage Street
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 - CMS certification #
- 315195
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 111.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-07-19
- Chain
- Autumn Lake Healthcare (60 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Autumn Lake Healthcare
Autumn Lake Healthcare operates 60 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Autumn Lake Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Union-G2
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Overlook Medical Center, Summit. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, Berkeley Heights. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Morristown. 6.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07922 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Plainfield Dialysis, Plainfield, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita North Plainfield, North Plainfield, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Summit Dialysis, Mountainside, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07922.
Center For Hope Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Scotch Plains, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Atlantic Visiting Nurse, office in Morristown, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic, office in Livingston, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Summit Medical Group Pa, Berkeley Heights. 1.5 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
- Union-G2 (Zone G: Geographical split.) 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights a good nursing home?
CMS gives Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights staffed?
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights reports 3.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights have?
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights is certified for 130 beds.