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Ridgewood Center

330 FRANKLIN TPK, RIDGEWOOD, NJ, 07450
(201) 447-1900
90 licensed beds

CMS rates Ridgewood Center 1 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 78 citations across 9 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
90
State license
060215
CMS facility ID
315158
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Ridgewood Center
Street address
330 FRANKLIN TPK
City / state / ZIP
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone
(201) 447-1900
State license #
060215

About this facility — Ridgewood Center

Ridgewood Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ridgewood, New Jersey. It is licensed for 90 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Ridgewood 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 Genesis Healthcare, a group of 183 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Ridgewood Center 78 times across 9 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 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
330 Franklin Turnpike Operations Llc
Parent company
Genesis Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Administrator
Mordechai Berkowitz

Registered owners & officers

Genesis Nj Holdings Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2011
Berg, Michael
Officer — since 2024
Bridgeford, Laura
Officer — since 2022
Fc-gen Operations Investment Llc
Indirect owner — since 2011
Gen Operations I Llc
Indirect owner — since 2011
Gen Operations Ii Llc
Indirect owner — since 2011
Genesis Healthcare Inc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Genesis Healthcare Llc
Indirect owner — since 2011
Genesis Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Genesis Operations Llc
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Ghc Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2011
Mendelson, Avi
Officer — since 2022
Schmidt, Joseph
Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Sun Healthcare Group Inc
Indirect owner — since 2015
Surapaneni, Purushotham
Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Whitman, Arnold
Indirect owner — since 2015

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
1974-03-31
License expires
2027-01-31
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
22 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-05-21
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$495 per day (≈ $15,050/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
86% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 8% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
17% above the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
90
Licensed as
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY SNF/NF
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 2026-11-06. 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-21Health inspection22 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 2026-07-10
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2026-07-10
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 2026-07-17
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2026-07-03
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0690
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0725
E · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0730
E · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2026-07-10
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 2026-07-10
F-0804
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0881
F · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0882
E · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2026-07-03
F-0883
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0908
F · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2026-07-10
F-0947
E · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2026-07-10
2025-04-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered23 citations
F-0584
F · 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 2025-06-19
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-05-20
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 2025-05-20
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0660
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0725
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0730
E · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-20
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 2025-05-20
F-0758
E · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2025-05-20
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 2025-05-20
F-0835
F · No harm found
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2025-06-19
F-0868
D · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0919
E · No harm found
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2025-05-01
F-0941
D · No harm found
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0942
D · No harm found
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0944
D · No harm found
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Corrected 2025-04-12
F-0947
D · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2025-04-11
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (33 citations)
2023-12-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0578
D · 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 2023-12-28
F-0584
D · 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 2023-12-28
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-12-28
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 2023-12-28
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 2023-12-28
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-12-28
F-0712
D · No harm found
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Corrected 2023-12-28
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-12-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-12-28
2026-05-21Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2026-07-23
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-07-23
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-07-23
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-07-23
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2026-07-23
K-0928
F · No harm found
Ensure equipment listed for use in oxygen-enriched atmospheres are correctly labeled.
Corrected 2026-07-23
2025-04-10Fire-safety inspection12 citations
E-0015
F · No harm found
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2025-04-14
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 2025-05-02
K-0225
F · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2025-04-11
K-0281
F · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2025-04-11
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-04-14
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 2025-04-16
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-04-16
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-04-14
K-0532
F · No harm found
Have a properly installed and maintained dumbwaiter or escalator.
Corrected 2025-07-10
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-04-30
K-0911
F · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2025-04-25
K-0923
F · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-04-11
2023-12-08Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-12-28
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-12-28
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-12-28
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-12-28
K-0911
F · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2023-12-28
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 2023-12-28
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 315158.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New Jersey.
Inspection citations, 3 years
78
More than 97% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 38
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.2
Higher than 10% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.7
Nursing staff turnover, annual
36%
Higher than 40% 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 7 and worse on 8. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased8.6%8.3%13.5%Near state average
Lose too much weight4.3%4.7%5.1%Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%0.5%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection0.4%0.7%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms14.5%12.5%13.5%Worse than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury4.0%2.3%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine92.0%93.0%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened6.0%7.3%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication18.6%18.8%19.5%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine77.5%96.8%95.3%Worse than state
With pressure ulcers2.2%5.3%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence8.4%15.2%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication27.1%12.9%15.4%Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days3.121.961.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.111.051.69Near state average
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine58.8%79.0%82.3%Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication2.0%1.1%1.5%Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine38.9%79.5%80.1%Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission20.6%24.1%23.4%Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit8.6%8.1%11.8%Near state average
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-0584 3 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-0658 3 inspections. Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  • K-0363 3 inspections. Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
  • F-0607 2 inspections. Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
  • F-0695 2 inspections. Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  • F-0725 2 inspections. Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

What its owners also hold

  • Genesis Healthcare Llc has an ownership stake on file at 164 nursing homes, averaging 2.4 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Gen Operations Ii Llc has an ownership stake on file at 164 nursing homes, averaging 2.4 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Gen Operations I Llc has an ownership stake on file at 164 nursing homes, averaging 2.4 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Genesis Healthcare Inc has an ownership stake on file at 161 nursing homes, averaging 2.4 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

  • Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical, about 4.6 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
  • Rockland Psych Ctr, about 7.5 miles.
  • Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center, about 7.7 miles.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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