Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Cranford, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315091
205 Birchwood Ave, Cranford, NJ 07016 · Union County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 200
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.45
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.11
- Weekend total hours
- 3.09
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 38.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 11, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 6, 2024, found 6.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 183.2 residents live here, about 92% of its 200 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 183.2
- Certified since
- September 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Cranford SNF LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 30 homes nationally under Atlas Healthcare, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Cranford Park Care600 Lincoln Park East, Cranford 07016
- Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center234 Chestnut Street, Union 07083
- Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab1180 US Highway 22, Mountainside 07092
- Complete Care at Clark LLC1213 Westfield Avenue, Clark 07066
- Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center456 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth 07202
Who inspects nursing homes in New Jersey
New Jersey's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Cranford SNF LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.