Nursing home report
WEST ORANGE, NJ · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
ALARIS HEALTH AT WEST ORANGE has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with weaker health inspection and staffing ratings at 2 out of 5, though quality measures are 5 out of 5. Reported nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and the facility had $18,000 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3627 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3627.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited August 2022 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited August 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure a licensed pharmacist reviewed residents' medications each month and reported any problems as required. Cited January 2020 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 756 — 42 CFR §483.45(c) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $18,000 was recorded.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $18,000 in total fines.
Federal fine
Dec 19, 2024
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
