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Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center

⌖ Scotch Plains, NJ · Union County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds114
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)

About Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center

Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center is a 114-bed for-profit nursing home in Scotch Plains, NJ. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in New Jersey is 3.3. At its last full inspection (May 2025), inspectors found 11 problems, more than the New Jersey average of 8.6. 4 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 21 min a day with each resident, less than the New Jersey average of 3 hr 51 min. About 21% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $76,243 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (4 of 5).

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Key details

Facility nameAshbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center
LocationUnion County, New Jersey
Address1610 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 · Union County
CMS provider number315064
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyAutumn Lake Healthcare · 59 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJune 1, 1967 (59 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating2 of 5Below average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures4 of 5Above average
Staffing2 of 5Below average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

1 strength and 5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Nursing staff turnover21% a yearNew Jersey average: 40%
    Strength

Things to ask about

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  • Serious health citations4 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in May 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 4 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties8 fines totaling $76,243Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in May 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Ask about this
  • Health citations at last inspection11 (May 2025)New Jersey average: 8.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Worse than state average
  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 21 min a dayNew Jersey average: 3 hr 51 min
    Worse than state average
  • Registered nurse time per resident30 min a dayNew Jersey average: 41 min
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the New Jersey average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 4 of 5 (above average)

  • Sent back to the hospital22.4%State average: 24.9%
    About average
  • Needed an emergency room visit11.6%State average: 8.1%
    Worse than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.2%
    Better than average

Physical therapist time: about 3 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 4 of 5 (above average)

  • Falls with a major injury0.4%State average: 2.3%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)1.9%State average: 5.4%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs13.9%State average: 12.7%
    About average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.2State average: 2.1
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the New Jersey average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In New Jersey, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 61% Medicaid
  • 8% Medicare
  • 31% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average78%New Jersey typical: 83%
Cost of care per resident day$382New Jersey typical: $391

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.

Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing2★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943353.3
Jan 202043252.9
Jan 202132353.0
Jan 202232353.2
Jan 202332353.3
Jan 20243315–
Feb 202511142.9
Feb 202611343.7
Sep 202622243.4

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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