Nursing home
Trinitas Hospital
655 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 124 certified beds
Trinitas Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elizabeth, New Jersey. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.77 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Trinitas Hospital 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) | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 40.9% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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 16, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 10, 2025
What inspectors found at Trinitas Hospital
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
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 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 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 1, 2023 - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 1, 2023 - 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 · Jun 30, 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
- 655 East Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07206 - CMS certification #
- 315442
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 90.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-01-29
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Union-B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, Elizabeth. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc., Cranford. 4.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07206 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Trinitas Medical Arts Building - Dialysis, Elizabeth, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Elizabeth, Elizabeth, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Elmora, Elizabeth, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07206.
Barnabas Health Home Care And Hospice, office in West Orange, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Center For Hope Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Scotch Plains, 9.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Clifton, LLC, office in Bloomfield, 10.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rwjbh Primary Care Services, Roselle Park. 3.2 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
- Union-B (Zone B: Captures remaining Cat 1 surge and most of cat 2 surge not already captured by Zone A.) 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, 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 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Trinitas Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Trinitas Hospital an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Trinitas Hospital staffed?
Trinitas Hospital reports 3.77 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Trinitas Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Trinitas Hospital have?
Trinitas Hospital is certified for 124 beds.