Careone At The Highlands
1350 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ, 08820
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Careone
- Certified beds
- 122 · avg 96 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 25.3% — lower than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 23.5% — lower than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the New Jersey averageNew Jersey avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315132
- Certified beds
- 122 beds · avg 96 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Care One At Birchwood, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Careone
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Careone chain — 37 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- David Baruch
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Des 2009 Gst Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2021
- Des-c 2009 Grat
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 21% · since 2009
- Healthbridge Management Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2008
- Des Holding Co., Inc.
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 24% · since 2007
- Daniel e Straus
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 38% · since 2007
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 27)
- D0755·Oct 23, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0686·Oct 23, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0609·May 28, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0880·May 28, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0755·May 28, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0695·May 28, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0656·May 28, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0641·May 28, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 28, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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