Excel Care at Dover
Nursing home in Dover, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315355
65 North Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801 · Morris County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 155
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 31, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $165,798 (2)
Does Excel Care at Dover take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Excel Care at Dover 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Excel Care at Dover 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
- 3.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.73
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.30
- Weekend total hours
- 3.51
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 45.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 31, 2024 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 2, 2022, found 11.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Excel Care at Dover 2 times in the past 3 years, for $165,798 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 136.6 residents live here, about 88% of its 155 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 155
- Average residents per day
- 136.6
- Certified since
- October 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Excel Care at Dover
- Legal business name
- Grande Center for Post Acute and Nursing Care LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Excelcare, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Excel Care at Dover
- Dwelling Place at St Clares400 West Blackwell St, Dover 07801
- Morris View Healthcare Center540 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown 07960
- The Oaks at Denville21 Pocono Road, Denville 07834
- Merry Heart Nursing Home200 RT 10 West, Succasunna 07876
- Holly Manor Center84 Cold Hill Road, Mendham 07945
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 Excel Care at Dover, 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 Excel Care at Dover
What is the CMS star rating of Excel Care at Dover?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Excel Care at Dover accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Excel Care at Dover?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Excel Care at Dover?
Grande Center for Post Acute and Nursing Care LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.