Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Newark, New Jersey, part of Infinite Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 32.0% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
497 Mt Prospect AveNewark, NJ 07104
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 Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 4% below the New Jersey average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 235 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.13 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
32.0% of nursing staff at Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing 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 31.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $37,580 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2023 | Fine | $37,580 |
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. Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Infinite Care, 8 homes
- Legal name: Forest Hill SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1997
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| New Vista Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr Newark | 0.5 | 340 | 2.35 | 4.22 | 30.0% | 4 | $88,556 |
| Broadway House for Continuing Care Newark | 0.5 | 78 | 2.22 | 4.07 | — | 4 | None |
| Alaris Health at Belgrove Kearny | 0.9 | 120 | 2.08 | 3.66 | — | 2 | $16,663 |
| Alaris Health at Kearny Kearny | 1.3 | 120 | 1.97 | 3.16 | — | 4 | None |
| Job Haines Home For Aged People Bloomfield | 1.6 | 40 | 3.26 | 6.11 | 12.7% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Orange Park East Orange | 1.6 | 215 | 2.00 | 3.14 | 16.8% | 3 | None |
| Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center Newark | 1.7 | 430 | 1.77 | 2.79 | 33.6% | 1 | $329,910 |
| Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center East Orange | 1.9 | 190 | 2.30 | 3.60 | 25.3% | 4 | $15,240 |
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.