Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center is a 114-bed for-profit nursing home in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 21.0% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center
1610 Raritan RoadScotch Plains, NJ 07076
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 Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 9% below the New Jersey average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 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) | 2.03 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
21.0% of nursing staff at Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center 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 41.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 12 fines totaling $89,583 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Fine | $44,486 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $3,812 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $3,529 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $3,176 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $2,823 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Complete Care at Westfield, LLC Westfield | 1.8 | 227 | 2.06 | 3.36 | 45.9% | 4 | None |
| CareOne at The Highlands Edison | 1.8 | 122 | 2.16 | 4.03 | 23.7% | 4 | None |
| Complete Care at Woodlands Plainfield | 1.9 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.59 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Plainfield LLC Plainfield | 2.3 | 106 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Clark LLC Clark | 2.4 | 140 | 2.06 | 3.49 | 37.8% | 4 | $25,753 |
| Aristacare at Norwood Terrace Plainfield | 2.9 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.33 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Hartwyck at Oak Tree Edison · many days without an RN | 2.9 | 120 | 1.75 | 3.83 | 38.9% | 4 | None |
| McAuley Hall Health Care Cente Watchung | 3.1 | 74 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 27.5% | 4 | 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.