Dover · 07801
Excel Care at Dover
65 North Sussex Street
Dover, NJ 07801
Dwelling Place at St Clares
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⌖ Dover, NJ · Morris County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds28
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Dwelling Place at St Clares
Dwelling Place at St Clares is a 28-bed for-profit nursing home in Dover, NJ. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in New Jersey is 3.3. At its last full inspection (Jul 2026), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the New Jersey average of 8.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 56 min a day with each resident, more than the New Jersey average of 3 hr 51 min. About 17% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameDwelling Place At St Clares
LocationMorris County, New Jersey
Phone(973) 989-3500
Address400 West Blackwell St, Dover, NJ 07801 · Morris County
CMS provider number315019
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyPrime Healthcare · 4 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 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.
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
6 strengths 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
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jul 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Jul 2026)New Jersey average: 8.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 56 min a dayNew Jersey average: 3 hr 51 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident3 hr 27 min a dayNew Jersey average: 41 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover17% a yearNew Jersey average: 40%Strength
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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.8%State average: 2.3%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.5%State average: 5.4%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 12.7%Better than 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.
- 90% Medicaid
- 9% Medicare
- 1% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average92%New Jersey typical: 83%
Cost of care per resident day$1,097New 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 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 4 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5.9 |
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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