Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus
1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ 07652 · Map
Government - State · 336 certified beds
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Paramus, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.80 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 4, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus 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) | 5.80 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.33 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.59 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 22.1% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 January 23, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 17, 2026
What inspectors found at New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus
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
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 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2025 · 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 · Apr 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 20, 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
- 1 Veterans Drive
Paramus, NJ 07652 - CMS certification #
- 315346
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 336
- Avg residents/day
- 200.5
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1995-06-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2023, 3 violations cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Bergen-E1
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (PARAMUS VETERANS MEMORIAL HOME) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Skilled Nursing Care: 336. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Aug 14, 2024)
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.
- Mar 25, 2024: follow-up inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Mar 25, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Paramus Veterans Memorial Home.
- Feb 8, 2024: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Mar 25, 2024. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $15,000 proposed, $15,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Paramus Veterans Memorial Home.
Details
- Serious: Oxygen-fuel gas welding and cutting (1910.253(b)(4)(iii)). Penalty $7,000 proposed, $7,000 now.
- Serious: Cited rule N.J.S.A.. Penalty $7,000 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2024.
- Other than serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(d)(2)). Penalty $1,000 proposed, $1,000 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2024.
- May 10, 2023: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed May 15, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus.
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
- Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Paramus. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Paramus. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Valley Home Care Inc., Paramus. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07652 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Paramus, Paramus, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Paramus, Paramus, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Renal Center Of Westwood, Westwood, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07652.
Life Source Services LLC, office in Oradell, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Valley Hospice, office in Paramus, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Hackensack, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Valley Physician Services PC, Ridgewood. 2.6 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Bergen-E1 (Zone E: Geographically split by the Garden State Parkway to support capturing the rest of the county.) 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus a good nursing home?
CMS gives New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus staffed?
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus reports 5.80 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus have?
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus is certified for 336 beds.