Continuing Care at Lantern Hill: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Continuing Care at Lantern Hill is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in New Providence, New Jersey, part of Erickson Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 43% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 23.9% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
537 Mountain AvenueNew Providence, NJ 07974
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 Continuing Care at Lantern Hill, nurse aides logged 3.18 hours per resident per day, 43% above the New Jersey average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 107 aide hours a day, or about 13 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) | 3.18 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.25 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.55 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.05 | 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
23.9% of nursing staff at Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 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 11.1%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. 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 $21,645 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Fine | $21,645 |
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. Continuing Care at Lantern Hill holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Erickson Senior Living, 17 homes
- Legal name: Lantern Hill Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 21, 2017
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center New Providence | 1.2 | 106 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 29.5% | 3 | $10,527 |
| Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare Berkeley Heights | 1.8 | 300 | 2.89 | 4.24 | 36.2% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights Berkeley Heights | 2.1 | 130 | 2.20 | 3.62 | 42.2% | 4 | $102,660 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside Mountainside | 2.6 | 64 | 3.78 | 7.79 | 33.0% | 5 | None |
| McAuley Hall Health Care Cente Watchung | 2.9 | 74 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab Mountainside | 2.9 | 151 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 33.0% | 3 | None |
| Chatham Hills Subacute Care Center Chatham | 3.9 | 108 | 2.12 | 3.43 | 40.7% | 4 | None |
| Aristacare at Norwood Terrace Plainfield | 4.3 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.33 | 40.6% | 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.