Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home At Paramus
1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ · (201) 634-8212
- Certified beds
- 336
- Residents per day
- 209
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare
- Certified since
- June 22, 1995
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How this home got 5 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 (already 5)
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Jersey homes
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home At Paramus carries 18 inspection points. That is fewer than 90% 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
7 health citations on record since 2021. 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Pharmacy Service2D
- 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
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-04-04
6 health deficiencies · 13 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2023-01-23
0 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2021-10-20
1 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 52 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 20 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 52 min
New Jersey average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 22% of nursing staff and 14% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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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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 days0.3 pts worse | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts worse | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.9 pts better | 99.9% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.2 pts better | 100.0% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts worse | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms12.4 pts better | 0.1% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts worse | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.3 pts better | 14.5% | 18.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.2 pts worse | 17.1% | 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 worsened11.9 pts worse | 19.2% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.6 pts worse | 9.9% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infectionAbout the same | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence5.8 pts better | 9.4% | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.4 pts worse | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine13.6 pts better | 92.6% | 79.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5.5 pts worse | 13.6% | 8.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.3 pts better | 80.8% | 79.5% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission9.1 pts better | 15.0% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collette, Yolanda | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Collette, Yolanda | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Doyle, Timothy | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Doyle, Timothy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hannibal, Biko | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hannibal, Biko | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kamanda, Saarndupe | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kamanda, Saarndupe | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| State Of New Jersey Omb Centralized Payroll | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
18 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke11F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- F
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- F
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
- F
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress3F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- 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.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Services1F
- F
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1F
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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