Careone at Livingston
Nursing home in Livingston, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315479
68 Passaic Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039 · Essex County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Careone at Livingston take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Careone at Livingston 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Careone at Livingston 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
- 4.29
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.45
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.75
- Nursing staff turnover
- 14.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 35.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 21, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 14, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Careone at Livingston in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 67.4 residents live here, about 56% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 67.4
- Certified since
- October 17, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Careone at Livingston
- Legal business name
- Care Two, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 37 homes nationally under Careone, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Careone at Livingston
- Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center311 S Livingston Ave, Livingston 07039
- Cheshire Home9 Ridgedale Ave, Florham Park 07932
- Livingston Post Acute Care348 E Cedar Street, Livingston 07039
- Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center787 Northfield Ave, West Orange 07052
- Alaris Health at West Orange5 Brook End Drive, West Orange 07052
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.
Compare all nursing homes in New Jersey, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Careone at Livingston, 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 Careone at Livingston
What is the CMS star rating of Careone at Livingston?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Careone at Livingston accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Careone at Livingston?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Careone at Livingston?
Care Two, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.