Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center
234 Chestnut Street, Union, NJ, 07083
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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: Autumn Lake Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 177 · avg 131 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 30.2% — lower than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 60% — higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 17 fines · $182,251 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315104
- Certified beds
- 177 beds · avg 131 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
- Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Autumn Lake Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Autumn Lake Healthcare chain — 60 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Christopher j Metternich
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2017
- Vicki Hayes
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2015
- Hyman Jacobs
Operational/managerial Control · since 2009
- Livia Jacobs
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2009
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 34)
- D0684·Apr 16, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0610·Apr 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0880·Apr 16, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0760·Apr 16, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- B0637·Apr 16, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D0658·Oct 25, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0725·Jan 24, 2024Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- G0692·Jan 24, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $123K
- 202316 fines · $59K
Most recent events
- Jan 24, 2024Fine · $123K
- Nov 13, 2023Fine · $4,587
- Nov 6, 2023Fine · $4,587
- Oct 30, 2023Fine · $4,587
- Oct 23, 2023Fine · $4,587
- Oct 17, 2023Fine · $4,587
Largest single fine on record: $123K.
Fire-safety citations
28 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 16, 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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