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Axia Care Center of Orange

Nursing home in Orange, NJ

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
135 South Center Street, Orange, NJ 07050
Phone
(973) 266-3000
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
315352
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
188
Average residents per day
160
Ownership
For-profit, individual
Legal business name
South Center Street Nursing Home LLC
Chain
Alaris Health (8 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 8, 1996
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 315352. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 23, 2025. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 13, 2022 to Oct 23, 2025): 9 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Oct 23, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 23, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 15, 2025Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 15, 2025Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $124,800 in the last three years.

Jan 23, 2025Fine: $124,800

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.14 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.85 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.32 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.78 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
47%
RN turnover (yearly)
73%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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