Nursing home
The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
21 Pocono Road, Denville, NJ 07834 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Springpoint Senior Living (8 facilities) · 84 certified beds
The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Denville, New Jersey. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.35 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 31, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $4,580In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 5.35 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.64 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.77 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.7% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $4,580, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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 · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 31, 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 · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 8, 2023 · 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 8, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 21 Pocono Road
Denville, NJ 07834 - CMS certification #
- 315329
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Avg residents/day
- 57.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-02-03
- Chain
- Springpoint Senior Living (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Springpoint Senior Living
Springpoint Senior Living operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Springpoint Senior Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2023
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 12, 2023 to Feb 11, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $24,180 owed to 42 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Oaks at Denville (SPRINGPOINT AT DENVILLE INC.). Case 2001632.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Clare'S Hospital/ Denville Campus, Denville. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fallsview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonton. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurse Assoc Of Northern New Jersey, Inc, Morristown. 7.1 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 07834 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Parsippany Dialysis, Parsippany, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Rockaway Dialysis, Dover, 3.9 miles away, straight line
Fmc Dialysis Associates North Jersey, Parsippany, 4.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07834.
Suncrest Hospice New Jersey, LLC, office in Parsippany, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Visiting Nurse Association Of Northern New Jersey, office in Morristown, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Atlantic Visiting Nurse, office in Morristown, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Internal Medicine Of Morris County LLC, Denville. 0.1 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 high, wildfire very low, 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 | See above |
| 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: 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 5.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
The Oaks at Denville (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 84 beds.