Excel Care at Dover: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Excel Care at Dover is a 155-bed for-profit nursing home in Dover, New Jersey, part of Excelcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 43.7% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Excel Care at Dover
65 North Sussex StreetDover, NJ 07801
Morris 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 Excel Care at Dover, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average. With about 144 residents a day, that works out to roughly 336 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.64 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.49 | 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
43.7% of nursing staff at Excel Care at Dover 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 31, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $139,113 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Fine | $139,113 |
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. Excel Care at Dover holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Excel Care at Dover
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Excelcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Grande Center for Post Acute and Nursing Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Excel Care at Dover
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dwelling Place at St Clares Dover | 0.8 | 28 | 2.20 | 5.93 | 17.1% | 5 | None |
| Morris View Healthcare Center Morristown · abuse citation | 4.2 | 313 | 2.34 | 3.61 | 41.7% | 2 | $351,182 |
| The Oaks at Denville Denville | 4.9 | 84 | 2.69 | 5.13 | 43.6% | 4 | $16,335 |
| Merry Heart Nursing Home Succasunna | 5.2 | 113 | 2.37 | 3.71 | 28.7% | 4 | None |
| Holly Manor Center Mendham | 5.9 | 124 | 1.98 | 3.17 | 38.6% | 3 | None |
| Fallsview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Boonton | 7.1 | 117 | 2.49 | 3.85 | 55.2% | 3 | None |
| CareOne At Madison Avenue Morristown | 7.9 | 178 | 2.16 | 4.03 | 21.0% | 3 | None |
| Morristown Post Acute Rehab and Nursing Center Morristown | 7.9 | 287 | 2.33 | 3.82 | 26.0% | 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.