Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
Nursing home in Paramus, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315426
W-90 Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652 · Bergen County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 110
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- June 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,149 (1)
Does Careone at Ridgewood Avenue take Medicare and Medicaid?
Careone at Ridgewood Avenue is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Careone at Ridgewood Avenue 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
- 4.30
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.23
- Weekend total hours
- 3.90
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 4, 2025 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 28, 2023, found 5.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Careone at Ridgewood Avenue 1 time in the past 3 years, for $16,149 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 97.6 residents live here, about 89% of its 110 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 97.6
- Certified since
- May 26, 1998
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
- Legal business name
- Millennium Healthcare Centers, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 37 homes nationally under Careone, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
- Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center532 Farview Ave, Paramus 07652
- New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus1 Veterans Drive, Paramus 07652
- Maple Glen Center12-15 Saddle River Road, Fairlawn 07410
- Bergen New Bridge Medical Center230 E Ridgewood Ave, Paramus 07652
- Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood304 S. Van Dien Ave, Ridgewood 07450
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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Questions about Careone at Ridgewood Avenue
What is the CMS star rating of Careone at Ridgewood Avenue?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Careone at Ridgewood Avenue accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Careone at Ridgewood Avenue?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Careone at Ridgewood Avenue?
Millennium Healthcare Centers, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.