Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Dwelling Place at St Clares
400 West Blackwell St, Dover, NJ 07801 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Prime Healthcare (6 facilities) · 28 certified beds
Dwelling Place at St Clares is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Dover, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.00 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 10, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Dwelling Place at St Clares 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) | 6.00 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.41 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.13 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 12.5% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below 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.
What inspectors found at Dwelling Place at St Clares
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 · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 27, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 27, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2021
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
- 400 West Blackwell St
Dover, NJ 07801 - CMS certification #
- 315019
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 28
- Avg residents/day
- 27.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Prime Healthcare (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Prime Healthcare
Prime Healthcare operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Prime Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Clare'S Hospital/ Denville Campus, Denville. 5.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Excel Care at Dover, Dover. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurse Assoc Of Northern New Jersey, Inc, Morristown. 8.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Zuffal Health - Goodale Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07801 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dover, Dover, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Rockaway Dialysis, Dover, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Fmc Kenvil, Kenvil, 2.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07801.
Suncrest Hospice New Jersey, LLC, office in Parsippany, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Visiting Nurse Association Of Northern New Jersey, office in Morristown, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Northern Nj, LLC, office in Rockaway, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Internal Medicine Of Morris County LLC, Denville. 5.6 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.
- 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 moderate, 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 | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dwelling Place at St Clares a good nursing home?
CMS gives Dwelling Place at St Clares an overall rating of 5 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 Dwelling Place at St Clares staffed?
Dwelling Place at St Clares reports 6.00 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Dwelling Place at St Clares had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Dwelling Place at St Clares have?
Dwelling Place at St Clares is certified for 28 beds.