Brookhaven Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brookhaven Health Care Center is a 122-bed for-profit nursing home in East Orange, New Jersey, part of Paramount Care Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 28.2% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Brookhaven Health Care Center
120 Park End PlaceEast Orange, NJ 07018
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 Brookhaven Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 14% below the New Jersey average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 224 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.84 | 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
28.2% of nursing staff at Brookhaven Health Care 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 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Brookhaven Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Brookhaven Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Paramount Care Centers, 10 homes
- Legal name: Brookhaven Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 24, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brookhaven Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Orange | 0.6 | 176 | 2.33 | 3.65 | 22.8% | 5 | None |
| Axia Care Center of Orange Orange | 0.8 | 188 | 2.32 | 4.14 | 47.3% | 1 | $124,800 |
| 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 | 1.8 | 215 | 2.00 | 3.14 | 16.8% | 3 | None |
| Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center East Orange | 1.9 | 190 | 2.30 | 3.60 | 25.3% | 4 | $15,240 |
| New Community Extended Care Facility Newark | 2.2 | 180 | 2.41 | 3.67 | 37.3% | 1 | $70,317 |
| Winchester Gardens Health Care Center Maplewood | 2.2 | 30 | 3.46 | 5.47 | 37.9% | 5 | None |
| Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center Newark | 2.6 | 430 | 1.77 | 2.79 | 33.6% | 1 | $329,910 |
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.