Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill
459 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ 07006 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 56 certified beds
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill is a Medicare-certified nursing home in West Caldwell, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.37 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 14, 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 Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill 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) | 4.37 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.06 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.5% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 5, 2025
What inspectors found at Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill
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 · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2023 - 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 · Jan 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2023 - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2021 - Potential for 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 · Feb 25, 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
- 459 Passaic Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07006 - CMS certification #
- 315457
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 56
- Avg residents/day
- 37.4
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1999-06-30
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, secured outdoor area
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Essex-G
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
For residents facing memory challenges such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, our memory care neighborhood provides a safe and supportive environment.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Health Center is a trusted resource for residents requiring around-the-clock skilled nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
SpiriCare at Home and Journey Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
The neighborhood itself is purpose-built for safety and engagement, offering features like secured outdoor spaces, communal areas for socializing, and private accommodations tailored to meet individual needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom, cottage or villa.
All independent living cottages have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a den.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical, Montclair. 4.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC, West Caldwell. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc, Livingston. 4.2 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 07006 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita St. Joseph'S Wayne Dialysis, Wayne, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fkc Acc Livingston St Barnabas So Orange Ave, Livingston, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita West Orange Dialysis, West Orange, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07006.
Barnabas Health Home Care And Hospice, office in West Orange, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic, office in Livingston, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Life Hospice, office in Livingston, 5.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kavita Gupta, MD, Cedar Grove. 3.8 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
- Essex-G (Zone G: Geographically split at the Garden State Parkway.) 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 moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill staffed?
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill reports 4.37 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill have?
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill is certified for 56 beds.