The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
Nursing home in Cranbury, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315451
61 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, NJ 08512 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- $57,282 (1)
Does The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury 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 | 2 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 The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury 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
- 3.78
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.20
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.98
- Weekend total hours
- 3.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 78.6%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 19, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 7, 2024, found 3.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury 1 time in the past 3 years, for $57,282 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 106 residents live here, about 88% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 106
- Certified since
- May 20, 1998
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
- Legal business name
- Cranbury SNF Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 30 homes nationally under Atlas Healthcare, 3.5-star chain average
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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 The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
What is the CMS star rating of The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury?
Cranbury SNF Operations LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.