Nursing home
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
230 E Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 574 certified beds
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Paramus, New Jersey. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.46 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 16, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $47,430In 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 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center 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) | 3.46 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.97 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 17.2% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | above 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 November 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 18, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $47,430, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · 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 · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 6, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 6, 2023
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
- 230 E Ridgewood Ave
Paramus, NJ 07652 - CMS certification #
- 315017
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 574
- Avg residents/day
- 356.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bergen New Bridge Medical Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Bergen-A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Paramus. 2.0 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood, Ridgewood. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Valley Home Care Inc., Paramus. 2.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07652 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Paramus, Paramus, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Radburn Dialysis, Fair Lawn, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Paramus, Paramus, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07652.
Valley Hospice, office in Paramus, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Life Source Services LLC, office in Oradell, 3.2 miles away, straight line
Amedisys Hospice, office in Hackensack, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Valley Physician Services PC, Ridgewood. 0.9 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
- Bergen-A (Zone A: Addresses the Passaic River flooding issue, the primary concern of the county.) 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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: 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 | No plain statements of services found |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Bergen New Bridge Medical Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bergen New Bridge Medical Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bergen New Bridge Medical Center staffed?
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center reports 3.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Bergen New Bridge Medical Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bergen New Bridge Medical Center have?
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is certified for 574 beds.