Nursing home
CareOne at The Highlands
1350 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Careone (37 facilities) · 122 certified beds
CareOne at The Highlands is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Edison, New Jersey. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.98 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 28, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How CareOne at The Highlands 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) | 3.98 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.8% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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 October 23, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 27, 2025
What inspectors found at CareOne at The Highlands
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
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · 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 · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 28, 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 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 12, 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
- 1350 Inman Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820 - CMS certification #
- 315132
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 122
- Avg residents/day
- 101.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-11-01
- Chain
- Careone (37 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Careone
Careone operates 37 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Careone facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around CareOne at The Highlands using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 1 violation cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Middlesex-F1
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 2, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Nov 22, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $13,494 proposed, $13,494 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Care One at Birchwood, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $13,494 proposed, $13,494 now. To be fixed by Sep 28, 2022. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Jfk University Medical Center, Edison. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Complete Care at Woodlands, Plainfield. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hackensack Meridian Jfk At Home, Iselin. 4.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08820 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Edison, Edison, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Plainfield Dialysis, Plainfield, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Edison Dialysis, Edison, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08820.
Center For Hope Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Scotch Plains, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Of New Jersey Ll, office in Edison, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Piscataway, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC, Edison. 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
- Middlesex-F1 (Zone F: Captures the additional flood areas from Green Brook and Rahway River should flooding be catastrophic.) 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 | See above |
| 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 CareOne at The Highlands a good nursing home?
CMS gives CareOne at The Highlands an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is CareOne at The Highlands staffed?
CareOne at The Highlands reports 3.98 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has CareOne at The Highlands had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does CareOne at The Highlands have?
CareOne at The Highlands is certified for 122 beds.