Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 42.2% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights
35 Cottage StreetBerkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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 Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, nurse aides logged 2.20 hours per resident per day, about the same as the New Jersey average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 218 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.20 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.62 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.37 | 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
42.2% of nursing staff at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights 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 52.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $102,660 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Fine | $102,660 |
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. Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights holds 4 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: Bheights Associates LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 19, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare Berkeley Heights | 1.3 | 300 | 2.89 | 4.24 | 36.2% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Continuing Care at Lantern Hill New Providence | 2.1 | 40 | 3.18 | 5.55 | 23.9% | 3 | $21,645 |
| Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center New Providence | 2.4 | 106 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 29.5% | 3 | $10,527 |
| McAuley Hall Health Care Cente Watchung | 2.9 | 74 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| Chatham Hills Subacute Care Center Chatham | 4.0 | 108 | 2.12 | 3.43 | 40.7% | 4 | None |
| Aristacare at Norwood Terrace Plainfield | 4.0 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.33 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside Mountainside | 4.5 | 64 | 3.78 | 7.79 | 33.0% | 5 | None |
| Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab Mountainside | 4.9 | 151 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 33.0% | 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.