Winchester Gardens Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Winchester Gardens Health Care Center is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Maplewood, New Jersey, part of Springpoint Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 55% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Winchester Gardens Health Care Center
333 Elmwood AvenueMaplewood, NJ 07040
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 Winchester Gardens Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.46 hours per resident per day, 55% above the New Jersey average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 90 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.46 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.13 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.47 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.11 | 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
37.9% of nursing staff at Winchester Gardens Health Care Center 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 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Winchester Gardens Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Winchester Gardens Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Springpoint Senior Living, 8 homes
- Legal name: Marcus L Ward Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 29, 2018
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Winchester Gardens Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alliance Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Irvington | 0.6 | 212 | 1.92 | 3.35 | 30.5% | 2 | None |
| South Mountain HC Vauxhall | 2.1 | 195 | 2.36 | 3.76 | 23.4% | 3 | None |
| Brookhaven Health Care Center East Orange | 2.2 | 122 | 1.92 | 3.27 | 28.2% | 3 | None |
| White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Orange | 2.3 | 176 | 2.33 | 3.65 | 22.8% | 5 | None |
| Axia Care Center of Orange Orange | 3.0 | 188 | 2.32 | 4.14 | 47.3% | 1 | $124,800 |
| New Community Extended Care Facility Newark | 3.1 | 180 | 2.41 | 3.67 | 37.3% | 1 | $70,317 |
| Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center East Orange | 3.4 | 185 | 2.35 | 3.36 | 31.7% | 2 | $50,642 |
| Alaris Health at West Orange West Orange | 3.5 | 120 | 2.34 | 3.55 | — | 4 | $64,410 |
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.