Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

    225 W Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate, spotless rehab; mobility improved

    I stayed at Elmora Hills for rehab and was very pleased - therapists and nurses were excellent, staff warm and attentive, and the facility was spotless with inviting common areas and daily activities that kept me having fun. My mobility improved a lot and I felt supported from admission through discharge. I highly recommend Elmora Hills for compassionate, high-quality post-acute care, with only minor room for improvement.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.64·(91)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Effective rehabilitation and physical therapy outcomes
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Devoted, family-like caregiving aides
    • Engaged and helpful admissions and administrative team
    • Clean, well-maintained, and well-lit facility
    • Welcoming common areas and comfortable family seating
    • Varied activities and recreation programs
    • Convenient location with on-site parking and transit access
    • Hotel-like reception and entry experience
    • Support for resident mobility and independence
    • Proactive and visible leadership
    • Friendly front-desk and admissions staff
    • Comfortable private rooms
    • Positive mealtime experiences for some residents
    • Strong short-term rehab-to-home success rates

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing quality across shifts
    • Delayed response to call lights and toileting assistance
    • Inconsistent medication and wound-care processes
    • Unreliable meal-service continuity and diet adherence
    • Communication and discharge-coordination gaps with families
    • Sanitation and incontinence-care delays
    • Variable professional conduct and device-use while on duty
    • Switchboard and admission responsiveness issues
    • Gaps in fall- and transfer-safety processes
    • High staff turnover and management instability
    • Delays in emergency or hospital transfer processes

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews of Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center present a mixed but distinct pattern: many families and former residents praise the facility's rehabilitation program, physical therapists, and specific clinical and administrative staff for enabling measurable mobility gains and safe discharges home. Multiple accounts highlight compassionate nurses and aides, a welcoming admissions experience, well-maintained public spaces, and a broad schedule of activities that support social engagement and recovery.

    Clinical care assessments vary by shift and unit. Positive accounts emphasize attentive nursing, effective physical and occupational therapy, and staff who promote independence. At the same time, numerous reviews describe inconsistent performance across staff and shifts—examples include slow responses to call lights and toileting needs, uneven wound and medication management, and concerns about fall and transfer safety. These patterns suggest variability in frontline staffing practices and handoffs rather than uniformly consistent care.

    Dining and nutrition emerged as another area of mixed feedback. Some families described diet-friendly meals and enjoyable dining experiences; others reported repeated meal errors, misserved trays, and diet-plan nonadherence. Prospective residents should confirm diet-order procedures and daily meal oversight if nutrition needs are critical.

    Facility and programming strengths are prominent: reviewers commonly note a clean, bright environment, inviting common rooms and family seating, on-site parking, and a robust activities calendar. Several reviewers described a hotel-like reception on entry and staff who make an effort to know residents by name. However, there are also sanitation and incontinence-care concerns reported, along with isolated maintenance and security lapses, indicating inconsistency in environmental services and routine housekeeping in some areas.

    Administrative experiences are polarized. Specific admissions and leadership personnel received strong praise for hands-on engagement and problem-solving. Conversely, other reviewers described unresponsive management, difficulty with switchboard transfers, delays in discharge coordination, insurance or billing friction, and elevated staff turnover. There are also mentions of regulatory follow-up and allegations of improper conduct; families should review inspection records and ask directly about any open investigations.

    Overall, Elmora Hills appears to offer high-quality rehabilitation and positive resident engagement when staffing and management are aligned; however, variability in staffing consistency, responsiveness, meal-service reliability, and some sanitation processes are recurring concerns. Families considering this facility should: tour during the specific unit and shift they expect to use; ask about staffing levels, call-light response expectations, and transfer/fall-safety protocols; review diet-order and wound-care procedures; request recent inspection and investigation history; and identify point people in administration for discharge planning and emergency transfers.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is located at 225 W Jersey St, Elizabeth, NJ, 07202.

    About Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

    Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a skilled nursing facility at 225 West Jersey Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with space for up to 200 residents and an average daily census of about 181. This privately owned, for-profit center is part of Ocean Healthcare and is managed by Nursing Facility Administrator Yehuda Goldberg and Director of Nursing Costin Vintlescu. Various owners, including Soffer Family Associates LLC and several individuals, operate the center.

    The facility provides short-term rehab, long-term nursing care, post-hospital recovery, post-surgery rehab, Alzheimer's and dementia care, respite, palliative care, and specialized cardiac and wound care. Elmora Hills supports memory care, behavioral and psychiatric needs, and manages devices like G/PEG tubes and tracheotomies. The staff run programs such as SMART Rehab, heart SMART, and home care. Certified nursing assistants, therapists, skilled nurses, a chef/music instructor, activities assistants, and a full recreation team support care and activities every day.

    Residents get physical, occupational, and speech therapy, post-stroke care, nutritional services, and support groups for Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, and bereavement. The center has a clean, well-kept interior with pleasant accommodations, hotel-like amenities, and no reported odors. There's a dedicated recreation team leading group activities, crafts, and celebrations. The facility also holds community and health advocacy programs and is part of the Health Care Association of New Jersey.

    Nursing staff provide 3.53 nurse hours per resident each day, but the nurse turnover rate is 38.1%. The center has been cited in inspections, with 26 documented deficiencies to date, including an infection control issue (with no actual harm but potential for harm) and an administration-related assessment issue. CMS inspects the facility regularly, and inspection reports are on record. Elmora Hills isn't accepting new patients right now.

    Parking is available, but the lot needs care when using it since it's not in the best condition. Staff speak English, but there's no information about other languages spoken. The facility runs various walking and health programs to keep residents active and offers social services and follow-up care. Elmora Hills posts facility details and updates on its website, where there's also a form for questions or job interest.

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    Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    No, Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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