Aristacare at Parkside: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aristacare at Parkside is a 240-bed for-profit nursing home in Linden, New Jersey, part of Aristacare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 35.4% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Aristacare at Parkside
400 W Stimpson AveLinden, NJ 07036
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 Parkside, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average. With about 199 residents a day, that works out to roughly 458 aide hours a day, or about 57 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
35.4% of nursing staff at Aristacare at Parkside 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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 Parkside holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Aristacare at Parkside
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aristacare, 9 homes
- Legal name: Linden Garden Estates
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 24, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aristacare at Parkside
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Adroit Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Rahway | 1.6 | 122 | 1.76 | 3.17 | 43.6% | 4 | $11,175 |
| Care Connection Rahway Rahway · staffing data not validated | 2.4 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Elizabeth | 2.5 | 128 | 2.01 | 3.30 | 30.7% | 4 | None |
| Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab Center Elizabeth | 2.6 | 102 | 2.16 | 3.59 | 47.8% | 4 | None |
| Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center Elizabeth | 3.0 | 200 | 2.18 | 3.47 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Cranford Park Care Cranford | 3.2 | 100 | 2.14 | 3.24 | — | 2 | None |
| Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center Union | 3.4 | 177 | 2.16 | 3.44 | 25.6% | 3 | $175,196 |
| Trinitas Hospital Elizabeth | 3.5 | 124 | 2.30 | 3.87 | 43.8% | 3 | 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.