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Careone At Ridgewood Avenue

W-90 RIDGEWOOD AVE, PARAMUS, NJ, 07652
(201) 652-1950
care-one.com
110 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
110
State license
060214
CMS facility ID
315426
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Careone At Ridgewood Avenue
Street address
W-90 RIDGEWOOD AVE
City / state / ZIP
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone
(201) 652-1950
Website
care-one.com
State license #
060214

About this facility — Careone At Ridgewood Avenue

Careone At Ridgewood Avenue is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Paramus, New Jersey. It is licensed for 110 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Paramus 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 Careone At Ridgewood Avenue 27 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $16,149 in fines. 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

Operator / owner
Millenium Healthcare Centers, Llc
Parent company
Careone
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Administrator
Ms Anne-marie Gauntlett

Registered owners & officers

Care One Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2009
Straus, Daniel
Indirect owner — 38% stake — since 2007
Des Holding Co., Inc.
Indirect owner — 24% stake — since 2007
Des-c 2009 Grat
Indirect owner — 21% stake — since 2009
Des 2009 Gst Trust
Indirect owner — 18% stake — since 2021
Baruch, David
Managing employee · Officer — since 2021
Care One Management, Llc
Operational control — since 2007
Healthbridge Management Llc
Operational control — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1998-05-26
License expires
2027-02-28
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
8 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$16,149 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-04
Nurse staffing
4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$1,151 per day (≈ $34,990/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 58% Medicare · 42% private/other
Occupancy
81% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
173% above the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
110
Licensed as
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY
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 2026-08-31. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-07-05
F-0577
D · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2025-06-18
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-07-15
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-07-15
F-0697
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-07-15
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-07-15
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-07-15
F-0849
D · No harm found
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2025-07-15
2023-09-28Health inspection5 citations
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2023-10-16
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-10-16
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-10-11
F-0761
D · 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 2023-10-16
F-0812
E · 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 2023-10-16
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2025-06-04Fire-safety inspection9 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-07-20
K-0225
F · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2025-07-20
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 2025-07-20
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-07-20
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2025-07-20
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-07-20
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-07-20
K-0531
F · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-07-20
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-07-20
2023-09-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-10-11
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2023-10-16
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-10-16
K-0911
E · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2023-10-16
2021-06-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0281
D · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2021-07-28

Federal penalties

2025-06-04Fine$16,149
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 315426.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.4376 ratings on Google
★★★★★Lisbeth Mendez · 2026-05-19 · via Google

“Careone at Ridgewood Ave in Paramus has been a wonderful healing environment for my 87 year old mom. She has received the best physical therapy with state of the art equipment and the nurses and staff have all provided the most compassionate care. The facility is extremely clean. The also have beautiful indoor and outdoor comunal spaces where patients and family members feel at home. The location …”

★★★★★Ellory Fallas · 2026-05-20 · via Google

“Such a wonderful experience here. The staff are amazing. My favorites are the nurses, Ivan and Iris, Kitty from Noa Diagnostics, such a sweetheart! And Annette from Concierge. Annette gave me a bag, we talked about vacations, she's from PR and my husband is from CR. She talked to me like I was a friend not a patient, it's so refreshing to be around people who love life and who feel blessed and don…”

★★★★★Richard Morse · 2026-06-24 · via Google

“Care One is a great choice for your loved one. It offers excellent care from skilled nurses and skilled CNA staff. There are top notch physical, occupational and speech therapy providers and the food is pretty good.. I attach a photo of my wife doing physical therapy. My wife has now moved from the rehab area of this facility to the memory care area and receives excellent treatment. I especia…”

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

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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