Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Alaris Health At Belgrove
195 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ · (973) 844-4800
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 109
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Alaris Health
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- May 13, 1997
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New Jersey.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Jersey homes
Alaris Health At Belgrove carries 82.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 26% of New Jersey's 346 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New Jersey: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–18 pts
- 4★ 18–37 pts
- 3★ 37–60 pts
- 2★ 60–93.75 pts
- 1★ over 93.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in New Jersey by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
27 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service7E
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Quality of Life and Care4E
- E
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Rights3E
- E
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- E
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Nursing and Physician Services2D
- D
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- D
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Infection Control2E
- E
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration1E
- E
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspection history
2026-05-07
12 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
2024-12-05
11 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2023-06-29
4 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 37 min of nursing staff time a day, 39 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 37 min
New Jersey average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$114,495 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Fine | $97,832 |
| 2024-12-05 | Fine | $16,663 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts worse | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine21.4 pts worse | 71.6% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.3 pts worse | 92.5% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.9 pts better | 1.4% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.4 pts worse | 18.9% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.6 pts worse | 6.3% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.2 pts better | 12.6% | 18.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.9 pts better | 7.0% | 12.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened8.9 pts worse | 16.2% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.9 pts worse | 14.2% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladderAbout the same | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.3 pts better | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.8 pts better | 8.4% | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers8.9 pts worse | 14.2% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine24.5 pts worse | 54.5% | 79.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.9 pts better | 7.2% | 8.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts worse | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine13.2 pts worse | 66.3% | 79.5% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.5 pts worse | 24.6% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Eisenreich, Avery | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Giampino, Chad | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stern, Samuel | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 64 facilities |
| Sub Acute Rehabilitation Center At Kearny LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
15 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6F
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- F
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Egress5F
- F
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- F
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- F
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- F
Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Miscellaneous1E
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
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