Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
456 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 354-1300
- Certified beds
- 128
- Residents per day
- 108
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 8, 2004
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How this home got 4 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
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Jersey homes
Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 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
28 health citations on record since 2022. 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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L
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5E
- D
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- E
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- E
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Infection Control4F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- F
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Administration3F
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Resident Rights2F
- F
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Environmental1E
- E
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Pharmacy Service1E
- 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.
Inspection history
2025-06-05
1 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2024-01-25
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2022-03-17
22 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 33 min of nursing staff time a day, 31 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 33 min
New Jersey average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 26% of nursing staff and 44% 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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Fines and payment denials
$0 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | Payment Denial · 7 day denial | $0 |
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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 days0.9 pts worse | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.4 pts better | 99.4% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 98.9% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.1 pts better | 1.2% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.1 pts better | 11.4% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.4 pts better | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.9 pts better | 10.9% | 18.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.9 pts worse | 17.8% | 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 worsened2.4 pts better | 4.9% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.1 pts worse | 8.4% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.9 pts worse | 3.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.8 pts worse | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence11.9 pts better | 3.3% | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.5 pts worse | 8.8% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine20 pts better | 99.0% | 79.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit6.4 pts better | 1.7% | 8.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.9 pts worse | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine12 pts better | 91.5% | 79.5% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.7 pts worse | 26.8% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishman Group LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Fishman, Benzion | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Benzion | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Benzion | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Mordechai | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Mordechai | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Mordechai | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Nathan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Fishman, Zev | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Zev | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Fishman, Zev | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Karelitz, Shlomo | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Karelitz, Shlomo | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Plaza Nursing & Convalescent Center Inc. | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Plaza Nursing & Convalescent Center Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Saluja, Ruby | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Saluja, Ruby | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
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