Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
Nursing home in New Providence, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315523
537 Mountain Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974 · Union County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- $14,069 (1)
Does Continuing Care at Lantern Hill take Medicare and Medicaid?
Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 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 Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 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
- 5.23
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.96
- Weekend total hours
- 4.78
- Nursing staff turnover
- 16.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 15, 2026 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 12, 2024, found 3.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 1 time in the past 3 years, for $14,069 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 35.4 residents live here, about 89% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 35.4
- Certified since
- July 21, 2017
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
- Legal business name
- Lantern Hill Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 17 homes nationally under Erickson Senior Living, 4.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
- Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center144 Gales Drive, New Providence 07974
- Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare40 Watchung Way, Berkeley Heights 07922
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights35 Cottage Street, Berkeley Heights 07922
- Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside150 New Providence Road, Mountainside 07092
- McAuley Hall Health Care Cente1633 Highway 22, Watchung 07069
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 Continuing Care at Lantern Hill, 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 Continuing Care at Lantern Hill
What is the CMS star rating of Continuing Care at Lantern Hill?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Continuing Care at Lantern Hill accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Continuing Care at Lantern Hill?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Continuing Care at Lantern Hill?
Lantern Hill Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.