Careone At Wellington
301 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ, 07601
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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 - Limited Liability company · Chain: Careone
- Certified beds
- 128 · avg 116 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 26.3% — lower than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 27.8% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $18,431 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315152
- Certified beds
- 128 beds · avg 116 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 301 Union Street, 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 · since 2009
- Healthbridge Management Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2008
- Des Holding Co., Inc.
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2007
- Care One Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2004
+ 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
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 28)
- J0689·Jun 10, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0698·Jan 7, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- F0880·Jan 7, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Jan 7, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·Jan 7, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- E0759·Jan 7, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0757·Jan 7, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- E0755·Jan 7, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $9,113
- 20241 fine · $9,318
Most recent events
- Jul 10, 2025Fine · $9,113
- Nov 19, 2024Fine · $9,318
Largest single fine on record: $9,318.
Fire-safety citations
19 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 7, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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