Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab
1048 Grove Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 102 certified beds
Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elizabeth, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.49 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 19, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab 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) | 3.49 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.11 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.7% | 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 September 19, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 25, 2024
What inspectors found at Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab
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 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 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 · May 15, 2023 - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 15, 2023
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2021 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2021 - 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 · Apr 29, 2021 - Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 29, 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
- 1048 Grove Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202 - CMS certification #
- 315106
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 102
- Avg residents/day
- 90.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-07-23
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Union-C
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab 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) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
With beautifully appointed semi-private rooms, a caring staff and a host of opportunities for socializing and enjoying the best life has to offer,
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Elizabeth. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc., Cranford. 3.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07202 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Trinitas Medical Arts Building - Dialysis, Elizabeth, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Elmora, Elizabeth, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Elizabeth, Elizabeth, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07202.
Ascend Hospice, office in Cranford, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Center For Hope Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Scotch Plains, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Barnabas Health Home Care And Hospice, office in West Orange, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rwjbh Primary Care Services, Roselle Park. 2.0 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
- Union-C (Zone C: Captures the remaining surge risk areas.) 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, 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 | 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 Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab 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 Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab staffed?
Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab reports 3.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab have?
Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab is certified for 102 beds.