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Runnells Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare

40 Watchung Way, Berkeley Heights, NJ 079229087715700Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 300Avg. daily residents: 253Chain: The Rosenberg Family (16 facilities)County: Union

The complete public record on Runnells Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New Jersey average: 3.3 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Runnells Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $14,901 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.24 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.85)
0.52 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.68)
3.87 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
36.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (39.7)
42.1% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

August 14, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
10 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (8.7)
3 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$14,901 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($34,964)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

27 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
April 17, 20260745Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
February 4, 20260627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 31, 20250658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 31, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 31, 20250692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 14, 20250550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 14, 20250688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 14, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 14, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.