For profit - Limited Liability company ·
151 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Best Care Services (10 facilities)
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Mountainside Skilled Nursing And Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mountainside, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 4, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Mountainside Skilled 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.27
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.35
0.69
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.09
2.23
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
—%
40.9%
46.4%
—
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
20.0
8.5
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.27
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.35
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.83
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.09
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.00
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff—
Registered Nurses—
Administrator Changes4 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Mar 4, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
20
Total Deficiencies Found
175
Health Inspection Score
0
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Mountainside Skilled 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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025
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 · Aug 21, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
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 4, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
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 · Mar 4, 2025
Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025
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 · Mar 4, 2025
About This Facility
Address
1180 Us Highway 22 Mountainside, NJ 07092
CMS Certification #
315259
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
151
Avg Residents/Day
135.1
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1988-05-19
Chain
Best Care Services (10 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Best Care Services
10
Facilities Nationwide
Best Care Services operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Mountainside Skilled Nursing And Rehab an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Mountainside Skilled Nursing And Rehab reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
Mountainside Skilled Nursing And Rehab is certified for 151 beds.
Admissions at Mountainside Skilled Nursing And Rehab
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (908) 654-0020. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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