Aristacare at Cedar Oaks: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aristacare at Cedar Oaks is a 230-bed for-profit nursing home in South Plainfield, New Jersey, part of Aristacare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 26.1% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Aristacare at Cedar Oaks
1311 Durham AvenueSouth Plainfield, NJ 07080
Middlesex County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aristacare at Cedar Oaks, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 12% below the New Jersey average. With about 203 residents a day, that works out to roughly 397 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.21 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
26.1% of nursing staff at Aristacare at Cedar Oaks left over the year CMS measured, against a New Jersey average of 39.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aristacare at Cedar Oaks holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Aristacare at Cedar Oaks
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aristacare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Cedar Oaks Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 22, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aristacare at Cedar Oaks
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Embassy Manor at Edison Nursing and Rehabilitation Edison | 1.4 | 280 | 2.27 | 3.31 | 39.8% | 3 | $102,840 |
| Hartwyck at Oak Tree Edison · many days without an RN | 2.8 | 120 | 1.75 | 3.83 | 38.9% | 4 | None |
| Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway Piscataway · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.5 | 124 | 2.28 | 3.94 | 41.9% | 2 | $16,149 |
| Brighton Gardens of Edison Edison | 3.6 | 30 | 3.57 | 6.52 | 14.6% | 5 | None |
| CareOne at The Highlands Edison | 3.7 | 122 | 2.16 | 4.03 | 23.7% | 4 | None |
| Roosevelt Care Center Edison | 3.9 | 180 | 2.73 | 4.75 | 33.9% | 5 | $27,360 |
| Complete Care at Plainfield LLC Plainfield | 3.9 | 106 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Woodlands Plainfield | 4.0 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.59 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.