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CORNELL HALL CARE & REHABILITATION CENTER

An independent review of Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

234 CHESTNUT STREET · UNION, NJ 07083 · 177 beds
Phone: 9086877800
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs below-average staffing; $175,196 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Total federal fines changed to $175,196

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $182,251 to $175,196. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★
3 / 5
Staffing
★★
2 / 5
Health Inspection
★★
2 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★★
5 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • $175,196 in federal fines across 14 penalties.
  • Staffing rating is in the bottom tier, often the strongest predictor of care quality.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (54%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 348 NJ nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 32% of NJ homes
Staffing rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 9% of NJ homes
Health-inspection rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 19% of NJ homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.44184hrs
Better than 35% of NJ homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.65948hrs
Better than 64% of NJ homes
RN turnover
54.5%
Better than 17% of NJ homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in New Jersey, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

14
Fines
$175,196
Total fines
0
Payment denials
14
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.65948
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.44184
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
2.87865
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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