Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Elizabeth, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315483
456 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 · Union County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 128
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 5, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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
- 3.55
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.90
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.14
- Weekend total hours
- 3.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 25.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 43.8%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 5, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 25, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 107.8 residents live here, about 84% of its 128 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 107.8
- Certified since
- July 8, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Plaza Health Care & Rehab. Cent.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
Other nursing homes near Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab Center1048 Grove Street, Elizabeth 07202
- Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center225 W Jersey Street, Elizabeth 07202
- Trinitas Hospital655 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth 07206
- Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center234 Chestnut Street, Union 07083
- Aristacare at Parkside400 W Stimpson Ave, Linden 07036
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 Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
Plaza Health Care & Rehab. Cent., for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.