Axia Care Center of Orange: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Axia Care Center of Orange is a 188-bed for-profit nursing home in Orange, New Jersey, part of Alaris Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 47.3% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Axia Care Center of Orange
135 South Center StreetOrange, NJ 07050
Essex 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 Axia Care Center of Orange, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average. With about 160 residents a day, that works out to roughly 371 aide hours a day, or about 46 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) | 2.32 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.14 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
47.3% of nursing staff at Axia Care Center of Orange 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 73.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $124,800 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2025 | Fine | $124,800 |
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. Axia Care Center of Orange holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Axia Care Center of Orange
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Alaris Health, 8 homes
- Legal name: South Center Street Nursing Home LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 8, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Axia Care Center of Orange
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookhaven Health Care Center East Orange | 0.8 | 122 | 1.92 | 3.27 | 28.2% | 3 | None |
| White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Orange | 0.8 | 176 | 2.33 | 3.65 | 22.8% | 5 | None |
| Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center East Orange | 1.4 | 190 | 2.30 | 3.60 | 25.3% | 4 | $15,240 |
| Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center East Orange | 1.5 | 185 | 2.35 | 3.36 | 31.7% | 2 | $50,642 |
| Complete Care at Orange Park East Orange | 1.7 | 215 | 2.00 | 3.14 | 16.8% | 3 | None |
| Job Haines Home For Aged People Bloomfield | 2.3 | 40 | 3.26 | 6.11 | 12.7% | 5 | None |
| Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home West Orange | 2.6 | 279 | 2.44 | 3.86 | — | 3 | None |
| New Community Extended Care Facility Newark | 2.7 | 180 | 2.41 | 3.67 | 37.3% | 1 | $70,317 |
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.