Belle Care Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
439 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, NJ, 08618
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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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 106 · avg 100 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 58.6% — higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 54.5% — higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 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 · $27,571 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315124
- Certified beds
- 106 beds · avg 100 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
- Bellevue Garden Group, Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Cheskel David Berkowitz
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2021
- David Rubenstein
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021
- Joel Leifer
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2021
- Joel Zupnick
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2021
- Joseph Orgel
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021
- Joseph Perlow
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
December 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Providence Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Change of Ownership, 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 75)
- D0609·Jan 5, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0924·Jan 5, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
- D0880·Jan 5, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0851·Jan 5, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- F0835·Jan 5, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F0812·Jan 5, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Jan 5, 2026
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.
- D0759·Jan 5, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $28K
Most recent events
- Jun 26, 2024Fine · $17K
- Jun 26, 2024Fine · $11K
Largest single fine on record: $17K.
Fire-safety citations
20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 5, 2026. 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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