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The Buckingham At Norwood

100 MCCLELLAN STREET, NORWOOD, NJ, 07648
(201) 768-6222
excelcarenorwood.com
240 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
240
State license
060232
CMS facility ID
315290
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
The Buckingham At Norwood
Street address
100 MCCLELLAN STREET
City / state / ZIP
Norwood, NJ 07648
Phone
(201) 768-6222
Website
excelcarenorwood.com
State license #
060232

About this facility — The Buckingham At Norwood

The Buckingham At Norwood is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Norwood, New Jersey. It is licensed for 240 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Norwood 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 The Buckingham At Norwood 51 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $76,226 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
The Buckingham At Norwood Care and Rehabilitation
Parent company
Excelcare
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Administrator
Caryn Lynn Cantello

Registered owners & officers

Jacobs, Hyman
Direct owner — 95% stake — since 2002
Jacobs, Livia
Direct owner — 5% stake — since 2002
Dublin, Trevor
Managing employee — since 2018
Metternich, Christopher
Officer — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1990-02-16
License expires
2027-01-31
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$76,226 total
Last standard inspection
2026-04-02
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$479 per day (≈ $14,560/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
79% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 13% private/other
Occupancy
62% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
14% above the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
240
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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-05-02
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 2026-05-02
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-05-02
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-05-02
F-0755
E · 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 2026-05-02
F-0836
D · No harm found
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-04-30
2024-11-07Health inspection15 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 2024-12-01
F-0607
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-12-06
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 2024-12-06
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-12-06
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 2024-12-01
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-12-01
F-0725
D · 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 2024-12-01
F-0728
L · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-12-01
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 2024-12-01
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-12-06
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 2024-12-06
F-0868
F · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2024-12-06
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (30 citations)
2023-07-14Health inspection4 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-07-31
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 2023-07-31
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 2023-07-31
F-0880
J · Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-10
2026-04-02Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0225
F · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2026-04-30
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2026-04-30
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-05-11
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-05-11
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-04-30
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2026-05-11
2024-11-07Fire-safety inspection17 citations
E-0006
F · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2024-11-11
E-0024
F · No harm found
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
Corrected 2024-11-11
E-0025
F · No harm found
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Corrected 2024-11-22
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 2024-11-11
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 2024-11-11
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2024-11-07
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 2024-11-07
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-12-18
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-11-07
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-11-16
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0531
F · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-01-07
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 2025-01-02
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-01-07
2023-07-14Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-08-28
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-08-28
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-08-28

Federal penalties

2024-11-07Fine$76,226
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 315290.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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