Nursing home report
PARAMUS, NJ · Medicare-certified · 110 beds
CAREONE AT RIDGEWOOD AVENUE has an overall 3-star rating, with weaker health inspection and staffing ratings (2 stars each) but a 5-star quality measures rating. It reported 4.05 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $16,149 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0469 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0469.
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 pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $16,149 was recorded.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $16,149 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jun 4, 2025
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
