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Brighton Gardens of Edison

1801 OAK TREE ROAD, EDISON, NJ, 08820
(732) 767-1031
30 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
30
CMS facility ID
315351
Care type
Nursing home
County
Middlesex
Facility name
Brighton Gardens of Edison
Street address
1801 OAK TREE ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Edison, NJ 08820
Phone
(732) 767-1031

About this facility — Brighton Gardens of Edison

Brighton Gardens of Edison is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Edison, New Jersey. It is licensed for 30 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 17 senior care facilities in Edison and 348 skilled nursing facilities across New Jersey. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Brighton Gardens of Edison 27 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Sunrise Senior Living
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Akridge, Ulysses
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Coelho, Andrew
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Falco, Denise
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Frantz, Edward
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Harris, Tony
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Kessler, Thomas
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
O'riordan, Damien
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Painter, David
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Royal, Patricia
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Sekel, Wendy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Sunrise Senior Living Management Inc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Thompson, Lisa
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Vaidya, Ketankumar
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Wells, Anja
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Welltower Inc
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Welltower Trs Holdco Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming this facility · 20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1995-12-18
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-02-19
Nurse staffing
6.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$403 per day (≈ $12,250/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
4% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 86% private/other
Occupancy
91% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
5% below the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
30
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2024-10-16Health inspection5 citations
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-11-25
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-12-15
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-11-21
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-11-25
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-25
2023-06-27Health inspection12 citations
F-0557
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2023-07-21
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-08-03
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-08-02
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-08-02
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-07-21
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-07-28
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-07-28
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-07-21
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-08-02
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2023-07-21
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-07-21
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-07-21
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (10 citations)
2024-10-16Fire-safety inspection10 citations
K-0211
F · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0321
F · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-11-21
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-12-15
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-12-15
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 315351.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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