Aristacare at Norwood Terrace: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aristacare at Norwood Terrace is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Plainfield, New Jersey, part of Aristacare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 40.6% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Aristacare at Norwood Terrace
40 Norwood AvenuePlainfield, NJ 07060
Union County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Norwood Terrace, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 4% below the New Jersey average. With about 107 residents a day, that works out to roughly 230 aide hours a day, or about 29 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) | 2.15 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 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
40.6% of nursing staff at Aristacare at Norwood Terrace 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 36.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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 Norwood Terrace holds 5 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Aristacare at Norwood Terrace
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aristacare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Norwood Terrace Health Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 11, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aristacare at Norwood Terrace
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| McAuley Hall Health Care Cente Watchung | 1.5 | 74 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| Complete Care at Plainfield LLC Plainfield | 1.7 | 106 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Woodlands Plainfield | 2.0 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.59 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
| Abingdon Care & Rehabilitation Center Green Brook | 2.6 | 180 | 2.03 | 3.03 | 28.4% | 2 | $131,966 |
| CareOne at The Highlands Edison | 2.6 | 122 | 2.16 | 4.03 | 23.7% | 4 | None |
| Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center Scotch Plains | 2.9 | 114 | 2.03 | 3.35 | 21.0% | 2 | $89,583 |
| Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare Berkeley Heights | 3.0 | 300 | 2.89 | 4.24 | 36.2% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights Berkeley Heights | 4.0 | 130 | 2.20 | 3.62 | 42.2% | 4 | $102,660 |
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.