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Brookhaven Health Care Center

120 PARK END PLACE, EAST ORANGE, NJ, 07018

(973) 676-6221

122 licensed beds

CMS rates Brookhaven Health Care Center 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 26 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

120 Park End Place

East Orange, NJ 07018

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Bed capacity

122

State license

060732

CMS facility ID

315268

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Brookhaven Health Care Center

Street address

120 PARK END PLACE

City / state / ZIP

East Orange, NJ 07018

Phone

(973) 676-6221

Website

brookhavencare.com

State license #

060732

About this facility — Brookhaven Health Care Center

Brookhaven Health Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in East Orange, New Jersey. It is licensed for 122 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in East Orange 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.

It is listed as part of Paramount Care Centers, a group of 10 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Brookhaven Health Care Center 26 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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 November 6, 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

Operator / owner

Brookhaven Center for Rehab & Healthcare, Llc

Parent company

Paramount Care Centers

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Administrator

Registered owners & officers

Brookhaven Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2022

Brookhaven Center Operations Holdco Llc

Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2022

First American Capital Group Corporation

Security-interest holder — since 2022

Kraus, Abraham

Director — since 2022

Paramount Care Centers Llc

Operational control — since 2022

Schwarz, Meir

Managing employee — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1988-10-24

License expires

2026-12-31

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-25

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$386 per day (≈ $11,730/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

75% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 10% private/other

Occupancy

92% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

9% below the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

122

Licensed as

LONG TERM CARE FACILITY SNF/NF

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-07-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-08-31

2025-08-25Health inspection6 citations

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-09-30

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-09-30

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 2025-09-30

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-09-30

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-09-30

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 2025-10-15

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)

2024-03-07Health inspection7 citations

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 2024-04-29

F-0657

E · 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 2024-04-29

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0700

E · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-29

2021-12-09Health inspection4 citations

F-0578

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2022-01-10

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2022-01-10

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2022-01-10

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-01-10

2025-08-25Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-09-30

K-0741

F · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2025-09-30

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-09-30

2024-03-07Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-04-29

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-04-29

2021-12-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0291

D · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2022-01-10

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-01-10

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 315268.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New Jersey.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 18% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 38

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.2

Higher than 12% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.7

Nursing staff turnover, annual

26%

Higher than 16% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 38%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the New Jersey average on 11 and worse on 6. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	9.5%	8.3%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	6.4%	4.7%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.5%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.3%	0.7%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	35.4%	12.5%	13.5%	Worse than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.3%	2.3%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	93.0%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	7.0%	7.3%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	8.6%	18.8%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	96.8%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.2%	5.3%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	11.7%	15.2%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	5.0%	12.9%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.86	1.96	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.88	1.05	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.3%	79.0%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.5%	1.1%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	99.0%	79.5%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	22.8%	24.1%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	5.5%	8.1%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0761 2 inspections. Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in New Jersey

Licensing: New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Health Facility Survey and Field Operations
File a complaint: 800-792-9770 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 877-582-6995. A free advocate for residents and families.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Va New Jersey Health Care System, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
The University Hospital, about 2.3 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Saint Michael's Medical Center, about 3.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Orange, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Axia Care Center of Orange, Orange, about 0.8 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, East Orange, about 1.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Complete Care At Orange Park, East Orange, about 1.8 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, East Orange, about 1.9 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.2192 ratings on Google

★★★Nicole G · 2026-07-21 · via Google
“In the beginning their was a problem with one of the aides. But the supervisor stepped in immediately and fixed the situation. All in all the nurses and aides have really been good to my mom thus far.”

★★★★★Neko Fabalous · 2026-07-15 · via Google
“Love it feels so homey everyone is so nice I Love the way they take care of my mom Beatrice is the best she needs to train others how it's done i feel so much relieved when she's there thank you so much god bless you're heart”

★Frank Czilak · 2026-05-27 · via Google
“Worst treatment ever.. fist time here was ok Second time here nurse on 3 floor walk around very slowly... Had a nurse take my blood pressure..then walk away of an hour...I still had cuff on my arm Than for got to feed at time's unbelievable 023# F czilak Field observer aiding NJSD”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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