Nursing home
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
61 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, NJ 08512 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Atlas Healthcare (28 facilities) · 120 certified beds
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cranbury, New Jersey. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 19, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $57,282In 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 Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury 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) | 3.85 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.03 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.1% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 February 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 19, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $57,282, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2021 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 19, 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
- 61 Maplewood Avenue
Cranbury, NJ 08512 - CMS certification #
- 315451
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 88.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-05-20
- Chain
- Atlas Healthcare (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Atlas Healthcare
Atlas Healthcare operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Atlas Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Middlesex-G3
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: semi-private room.
Choose from comfortable private or semi-private cozy suites that are fully equipped with everything needed to address your complex health needs while making you feel at home.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro, Plainsboro. 6.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cranbury Center, Monroe Township. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Penn Medicine Home Health Princeton Health, Princeton. 5.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08512 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Monroe Township Dialysis, Monroe Township, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dci Monroe, Monroe, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Princeton Junction Dialysis, Princeton Junction, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08512.
Penn Medicine Hospice Princeton Health, office in Princeton, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurse, Inc, office in North Brunswick, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Greenwood House Hospice Services Inc, office in Lawrence Township, 11.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Saint Peter'S Healthcare System Physician Associates, Monroe. 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
- Middlesex-G3 (Zone G: Captures the flooding hazard areas of Lawrence Brook/Westons Mill Pond, etc.) 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 relatively 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 The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 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 Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury staffed?
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury have?
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury is certified for 120 beds.