Nursing home
Complete Care at Hamilton
56 Hamilton Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Complete Care (85 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Complete Care at Hamilton is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Passaic, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.43 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 9, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $25,313In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Complete Care at Hamilton 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) | 3.43 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.09 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.8% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 September 9, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 3, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $25,313, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Complete Care at Hamilton
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 · Sep 9, 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 · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 26, 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
- 56 Hamilton Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055 - CMS certification #
- 315221
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 104.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-01-06
- Chain
- Complete Care (85 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Complete Care
Complete Care operates 85 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Complete Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Complete Care at Hamilton using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Workplace safety 5 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 6 violations cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Passaic-E2
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Complete Care at Hamilton says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We also provide advanced clinical specialties for those who require more time and assistance, in addition to around-the-clock nursing care, in a welcoming setting that feels like home.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Spacious semi-private rooms with cozy touches and complimentary Wi-Fi
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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.
- Apr 13, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 27, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Complete Care at Hamilton LLC.
- Jul 15, 2021: follow-up inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Oct 14, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Complete Care at Hamilton LLC.
- Aug 5, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 6, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Complete Care at Hamilton LLC.
- Aug 5, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 10, 2022. 6 violations cited (4 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $22,555 proposed, $13,500 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Complete Care at Hamilton LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(d)(1)(ii)). Penalty $12,145 proposed, $8,000 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Recording work-related injuries and illnesses (1904.4(a)). Penalty $1,735 proposed, $500 now. To be fixed by Nov 2, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(1)). Penalty $8,675 proposed, $5,000 now. To be fixed by Nov 2, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Aug 5, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 15, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Complete Care at Hamilton LLC.
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
- St Mary'S General Hospital, Passaic. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Complete Care at Chestnut Hill LLC, Passaic. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Clifton. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07055 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Passaic, Clifton, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Innovative Renal Care Clifton, Clifton, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita St. Joseph'S Paterson Dialysis, Paterson, 2.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07055.
Hospice Of New Jersey, LLC, office in Bloomfield, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Vhs Hospice Services Of New Jersey, office in Woodland Park, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Hackensack, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gamil Makar Md LLC, Clifton. 3.0 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
- Passaic-E2 (Zone E: 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Complete Care at Hamilton a good nursing home?
CMS gives Complete Care at Hamilton an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Complete Care at Hamilton staffed?
Complete Care at Hamilton reports 3.43 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Complete Care at Hamilton had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Complete Care at Hamilton have?
Complete Care at Hamilton is certified for 120 beds.