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Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center

787 NORTHFIELD AVE, WEST ORANGE, NJ, 07052
(973) 731-4500
stratfordrehab.com
131 licensed beds

CMS rates Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 32 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
131
State license
060714
CMS facility ID
315066
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center
Street address
787 NORTHFIELD AVE
City / state / ZIP
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone
(973) 731-4500
Website
stratfordrehab.com
State license #
060714

About this facility — Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center

Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in West Orange, New Jersey. It is licensed for 131 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 17 senior care facilities in West 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 Mb Healthcare, a group of 12 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center 32 times across 6 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
Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center, Ll
Parent company
Mb Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Administrator
-

Registered owners & officers

Health Care Centers of Nj Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2012
Brodt, Moshe
Additional disclosable party — since 2012
Frankl, Cindie
Additional disclosable party — since 2012
Mb Healthcare Services Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2012
Rajiyah, Gitendra
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Smolarova, Alexandra
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Sommers, Dovid
Operational control — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1970-10-15
License expires
2026-12-31
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-09-22
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$438 per day (≈ $13,320/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
68% Medicaid · 18% Medicare · 14% private/other
Occupancy
94% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
4% above the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
131
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.
2025-09-22Health inspection6 citations
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-10-24
F-0628
E · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-10-24
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2025-10-24
F-0712
D · No harm found
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Corrected 2025-10-24
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 2025-10-24
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-10-24
2024-04-24Health inspection12 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0640
D · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2024-05-17
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 2024-05-17
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0711
E · No harm found
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2024-05-17
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 2024-05-17
F-0756
E · 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 2024-05-17
F-0757
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-05-17
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 2024-05-17
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 2024-05-13
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-17
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2022-03-08Health inspection5 citations
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2022-04-14
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2022-04-14
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 2022-04-14
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 2022-04-14
F-0760
K · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2022-04-14
2025-09-22Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-10-24
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 2025-10-24
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2025-10-24
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-10-24
2024-04-24Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-09
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-05-09
2022-03-08Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0341
D · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2022-04-14
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2022-04-29
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2022-04-14
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 315066.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New Jersey.
Inspection citations, 3 years
32
More than 34% 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
3.5
Higher than 35% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.7
Nursing staff turnover, annual
28%
Higher than 20% 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 13 and worse on 3. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased5.4%8.3%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight2.5%4.7%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.2%0.5%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection0.2%0.7%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms9.6%12.5%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.4%2.3%3.2%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.1%93.0%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened4.1%7.3%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.1%18.8%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%96.8%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers4.3%5.3%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence14.0%15.2%18.3%Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication4.1%12.9%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days3.011.961.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.511.051.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine95.3%79.0%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4%1.1%1.5%Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine93.2%79.5%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission22.9%24.1%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit4.1%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.
  • K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
  • F-0658 2 inspections. Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  • F-0695 2 inspections. Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  • 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-0756 2 inspections. Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

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

  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, about 0.4 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Va New Jersey Health Care System, about 2.9 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
  • Overlook Medical Center, about 4.9 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.0155 ratings on Google
★★★★★Ivette Garcia-Bradford · 2026-06-17 · via Google

“I was a patient and unable to stand or walk. The Therapy Staff went above and beyond to help me stand and walk slowly including stairs. I have gained strength and motivation to continue therapy at home. In particular, Ms. Terry, Ms. Joyce, Ms. Marlene, Ms. Maria, Mr. Paul, Mr. Daniel, Ms. Ana, Ms. R.J. encouraged me from the small steps to the huge steps. Ms. Lydia and Ms. Colleen cheered from afa…”

★★★★★Dr. Linda Cameron · 2025-12-13 · via Google

“The phrase "doctors make the worse patient" may hold some truth to that but at Stratford Manor, I found the interdisciplinary team allowed me to feel that my caregiving experience was more like family care. Professionalism was combined with compassion from the entire medical team and supporting staff. Stratford Manor is a 5 star - Medicaid and Medicare approved sub-acute/rehabilitation and full-…”

★★★★★Lee Eppstein · 2026-01-28 · via Google

“I had an unusual situation in that both my husband and I needed to be there for a couple of weeks. One of us for respite care and the other for rehab. They were extremely accommodating in helping each of us with our individual needs . Medications were properly and timely brought; activities were carefully planned; care and response were excellent! We both found the staff to be extraordinary! Shoul…”

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