Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare is a 300-bed for-profit nursing home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, part of The Rosenberg Family. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 36.2% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
40 Watchung WayBerkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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 Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.89 hours per resident per day, 30% above the New Jersey average. With about 253 residents a day, that works out to roughly 730 aide hours a day, or about 91 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) | 2.89 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.24 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
36.2% of nursing staff at Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare 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 42.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,901 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | Fine | $14,901 |
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. Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Rosenberg Family, 16 homes
- Legal name: Runnells Operating LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights Berkeley Heights | 1.3 | 130 | 2.20 | 3.62 | 42.2% | 4 | $102,660 |
| McAuley Hall Health Care Cente Watchung | 1.7 | 74 | 2.86 | 4.14 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| Continuing Care at Lantern Hill New Providence | 1.8 | 40 | 3.18 | 5.55 | 23.9% | 3 | $21,645 |
| Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center New Providence | 2.6 | 106 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 29.5% | 3 | $10,527 |
| Aristacare at Norwood Terrace Plainfield | 3.0 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.33 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside Mountainside | 3.6 | 64 | 3.78 | 7.79 | 33.0% | 5 | None |
| Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab Mountainside | 4.2 | 151 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 33.0% | 3 | None |
| Complete Care at Plainfield LLC Plainfield | 4.6 | 106 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 30.4% | 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.