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Complete Care At Cedar Grove

536 RIDGE ROAD, CEDAR GROVE, NJ, 07009

(973) 239-9300

190 licensed beds

CMS rates Complete Care At Cedar Grove 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 48 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

536 Ridge Road

Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

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Bed capacity

190

State license

060720

CMS facility ID

315216

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Complete Care At Cedar Grove

Street address

536 RIDGE ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

Phone

(973) 239-9300

Website

cccedargrove.com

State license #

060720

About this facility — Complete Care At Cedar Grove

Complete Care At Cedar Grove is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. It is licensed for 190 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Cedar Grove 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 Complete Care, a group of 85 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Complete Care At Cedar Grove 48 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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 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

536 Ridge Road Operations Llc

Parent company

Complete Care

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Administrator

Registered owners & officers

Pc Nj1 Opcos Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2021

Aurora Guardian Holdco Ii Co-borrower, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Aurora Guardian Holdco Ii Mezz Borrower, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Aurora Guardian Holdco Ii, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Aurora Guardian Ii Realty, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Aurora Guardian Partners Ii Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Grewal, Baljinder

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Hart,, Julia

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

J & R Family Investments, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

L Friedman 2018 Family Trust

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

L Friedman Family Holdings Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Landau Family Investment Trust

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Levovitz, Yitzchok

Operational control — since 2021

M Friedman 2018 Family Trust

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Marx, Joseph

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Mercado, Wanda

Operational control — since 2022

Pc Wta Acquisition Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Pc Wta Multi-state Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Pc Wta Opco Holdco Llc

Indirect owner — since 2021

Peace Capital Holdings Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

R&j Family Investments Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Shaker, David

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Sms 2021 Trust

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Stein, Shalom

Indirect owner · Governing body · Officer · Trustee — since 2021

Waterview Center Realty, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Welltower Inc

Security-interest holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

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

1985-01-11

License expires

2027-01-31

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

15 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-22

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$346 per day (≈ $10,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

80% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 11% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

18% below the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

190

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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-22Health inspection14 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2026-06-08

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 2026-06-08

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 2026-06-08

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 2026-06-08

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2026-06-08

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2026-06-08

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 2026-06-08

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-06-08

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 2026-06-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-08

2026-03-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2026-04-24

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (33 citations)

2025-04-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0584

B · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-06-13

2024-11-22Health inspection5 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-12-12

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-12

F-0695

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-12

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 2024-12-12

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-12-12

2023-08-18Health inspection12 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2023-09-07

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 2023-09-07

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-09-07

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 2023-09-07

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-07

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 2023-09-07

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-07

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-09-07

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2023-09-07

F-0809

F · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

Corrected 2023-09-07

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 2023-09-07

F-0868

F · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2023-09-07

2026-05-22Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0223

F · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2026-06-05

K-0225

F · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2026-06-27

K-0281

D · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2026-06-20

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2026-06-04

K-0321

E · 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 2026-06-04

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-06-04

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-07-10

K-0521

D · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2026-06-20

K-0531

F · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2027-01-27

2024-11-22Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-12-12

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-12-12

2023-08-18Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0225

F · No harm found

Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-09-29

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-09-29

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 315216.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New Jersey.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 73% 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

3.6

Higher than 47% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.7

Nursing staff turnover, annual

67%

Higher than 97% 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 14 and worse on 3. 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	4.1%	8.3%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	2.1%	4.7%	5.1%	Better 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	0.0%	0.7%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	6.1%	12.5%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.5%	2.3%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.0%	93.0%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	2.9%	7.3%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	13.3%	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	4.7%	5.3%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	16.8%	15.2%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	10.9%	12.9%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.62	1.96	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.54	1.05	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	87.4%	79.0%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.8%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	79.8%	79.5%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	22.5%	24.1%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	7.3%	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-0558 2 inspections. Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
F-0584 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
F-0656 2 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F-0755 2 inspections. Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
F-0760 2 inspections. Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

What its owners also hold

Sms 2021 Trust has an ownership stake on file at 77 nursing homes, averaging 3.2 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Pc Wta Opco Holdco Llc has an ownership stake on file at 28 nursing homes, averaging 3.7 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Pc Nj1 Opcos Llc has an ownership stake on file at 11 nursing homes, averaging 3.8 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

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

St Mary's General Hospital, about 4.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Clara Maass Medical Center, about 5.3 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Va New Jersey Health Care System, about 6.7 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Alaris Health At Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove, about 0.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Canterbury At Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove, about 0.8 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Complete Care At St Vincents, Cedar Grove, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Arbor Glen Center, Cedar Grove, about 1.8 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Family of Caring Healthcare At Montclair, Montclair, about 2.3 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.4215 ratings on Google

★Christina · 2026-05-10 · via Google
“Im not sure how this place stays open. How does the health department allow this?? Health department needs to do better. They caused serious harm to my mother. They do not know how to draw blood or run tpn. Extremely dangerous! The whole facility smells like urine. Aides and nurses sit behind desk and do not take care of patients. The rooms are covered in dirt and dust. The floors and walls are fi…”

★★★★★Lori Pezzano · 2026-02-26 · via Google
“I highly recommend Complete Care at Cedar Grove. My mom was in rehab there for 3 weeks. She received excellent care and service from a caring staff. The Physical Therapy was top notch. The facility was clean and staff professional and friendly. Definitely a 5 star facility.”

★Maria Valentin · 2026-04-03 · via Google
“My sister room is so pitiful, it smells no one cares to clean her toilet and to cut her nails. The wall needs to be taken care of it's a very gloomy place to be or visit. I would like to send a picture to the new week and sue you.”

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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