Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens is a 113-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, part of Erickson Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 21.2% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens
4 Cedar Crest Village DrivePompton Plains, NJ 07444
Morris County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 18% above the New Jersey average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 286 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
21.2% of nursing staff at Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens 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 19.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $49,960 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Fine | $32,338 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $8,512 |
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. Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens holds 4 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Erickson Senior Living, 17 homes
- Legal name: Cedar Crest Village Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 15, 2005
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Health Center at Bloomingdale Bloomingdale | 2.2 | 120 | 1.92 | 3.40 | 41.6% | 5 | None |
| Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics Haskell | 2.8 | 227 | 2.38 | 4.39 | 32.2% | 3 | $7,900 |
| Complete Care at Wayne Hills Rehab & Resp Center Wayne | 2.9 | 120 | 1.62 | 3.36 | 35.1% | 1 | $42,630 |
| Llanfair House Care & Rehabilitation Center Wayne | 3.0 | 180 | 2.11 | 3.46 | 50.0% | 2 | $47,304 |
| Arbor Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wayne | 3.0 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.34 | 24.5% | 2 | $27,378 |
| Lakeland Nursing & Rehab Haskell | 3.6 | 201 | 2.19 | 3.51 | 24.7% | 4 | None |
| Careone at Wayne Wayne | 3.7 | 101 | 2.27 | 4.27 | 19.3% | 5 | None |
| Avalon Rehab and Care Center Wayne | 3.8 | 170 | 1.91 | 2.98 | 59.1% | 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.