Careone at Ridgewood Avenue: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Careone at Ridgewood Avenue is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Paramus, New Jersey, part of Careone. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 44.6% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
W-90 Ridgewood AveParamus, NJ 07652
Bergen 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 Careone at Ridgewood Avenue, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 5% below the New Jersey average. With about 106 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 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.05 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
44.6% of nursing staff at Careone at Ridgewood Avenue 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 36.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,149 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | Fine | $16,149 |
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. Careone at Ridgewood Avenue holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Careone, 37 homes
- Legal name: Millennium Healthcare Centers, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 26, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center Paramus | 0.8 | 123 | 2.00 | 4.10 | 30.7% | 3 | None |
| New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus Paramus | 0.9 | 336 | 3.56 | 5.77 | 22.0% | 5 | None |
| Maple Glen Center Fairlawn | 1.6 | 159 | 1.87 | 3.19 | 23.8% | 4 | None |
| Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Paramus | 2.0 | 574 | 2.43 | 3.88 | 15.8% | 4 | None |
| Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood Ridgewood | 2.4 | 96 | 2.53 | 4.39 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
| Careone at Oradell Oradell | 2.5 | 154 | 2.08 | 3.67 | 24.8% | 1 | $74,344 |
| CareOne at New Milford New Milford | 2.7 | 236 | 1.60 | 2.76 | 13.1% | 3 | $15,334 |
| Emerson Health Care Center Emerson · staffing data not validated | 2.9 | 155 | — | — | 29.7% | 5 | 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.