Cranbury Center
Medicare-certified292 APPLEGARTH ROAD, Monroe Township, NJ 08831
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The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
Cranbury, New JerseyMedicare inspection record
About The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed for recovery and meaningful progress. Our New Jersey team supports patients through post-hospital treatment, injury recovery, and ongoing medical needs with personalized attention and clinical expertise.
Community at a glance
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Cranbury, NJ
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
61 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on November 19, 2025, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the New Jersey average is 8.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 49 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the New Jersey average.
Medicare fined The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury once in the last three years, $57,282 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 36 minutesBelow the New Jersey average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 63%Above the New Jersey average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
8 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
February 12, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 19, 2026
November 19, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 6, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 6, 2025
December 20, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 22, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 22, 2025
March 7, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 30, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 15, 2024Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Apr 15, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $57,282 in the last three years.
- December 20, 2024Fine: $57,282
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Cranbury SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 102
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 20, 1998
- Part of a chain
- Atlas Healthcare, 30 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Partial
- CMS Certification Number
- 315451
Location
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61 MAPLEWOOD AVENUECranbury, NJ 08512
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Questions about The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
How did The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 19, 2025 and cited 3 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The New Jersey average is 8.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 49 minutes with each resident per day, including 36 minutes from registered nurses. 63% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury once in the last three years, totaling $57,282.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.