Alaris Health at Belgrove

    195 Belgrove Dr, Kearny, NJ 07032
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean safe welcoming excellent rehab

    I felt completely comfortable leaving my loved one here - the staff are professional, friendly and genuinely caring, with nurses and therapists who delivered excellent rehab and attentive hands-on care. The facility is clean, safe and welcoming, with good meals and activities that made us feel at home; I would highly recommend it.

    Loved one of 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·(136)

    Overall rating

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

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and physical/occupational therapy
    • Compassionate and attentive individual nurses and CNAs
    • Engaging activities program including arts, crafts, trivia, and celebrations
    • Clean and comfortable rooms and common areas in many units
    • Friendly and helpful front-desk and admissions staff
    • Allergy-aware and heart-healthy meal options
    • Single-room options that reduce in-room noise
    • Staff willingness to provide personalized, above-and-beyond attention
    • Supportive hospice and end-of-life services reported by some families
    • Motivating and patient-focused therapy staff

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing and aide staffing levels
    • Gaps in medication administration and clinical monitoring
    • Delays in respiratory and equipment response
    • Inconsistent sanitation and incontinence-care practices
    • Poor communication and care coordination with families
    • Unresponsive social-work and discharge-planning processes
    • Maintenance and environmental-control unreliability (HVAC, elevators, windows)
    • Variable meal quality and meal-delivery continuity
    • Inconsistent enforcement of visitation policies
    • Staff conduct and distraction during shifts (personal device use, tone)
    • Weak management follow-through and accountability
    • Patient-safety and transfer-practice weaknesses
    • Allegations of theft and medical-record mishandling

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a facility with a pronounced split between strong rehabilitative services and recurring operational weaknesses. The rehabilitation and therapy teams receive consistent positive remarks: families cite effective physical and occupational therapy, motivating therapists, and measurable progress during stays. Several individual nurses, CNAs, and front-line staff are praised for compassion, responsiveness, and personalized attention; these staff members are often highlighted as the reason families feel comfortable recommending the facility.

    At the same time, there is a repeated and specific pattern of clinical and operational concerns. Staffing levels for nursing and aides are frequently described as insufficient, and families reported inconsistent responsiveness to call bells and care needs. Specific clinical gaps referenced include missed or delayed medication administration, inconsistent oxygen/nebulizer or equipment availability, and inadequate monitoring during clinical deterioration. These issues raise recurring concerns about medication-management controls, emergent-response processes, and transfer-safety practices.

    Sanitation and housekeeping practices appear uneven across units. While some areas and rooms are described as clean and well maintained, other accounts note sanitation concerns and irregular incontinence-care practices. Maintenance reliability is another recurring theme: reviewers describe problems with heating/cooling, windows that do not open, elevator outages, and slow resolution of room repairs. Such environmental issues are compounded by inconsistent meal quality and occasional meal-delivery errors, though several families praised allergy-aware and heart-healthy options.

    Communication and management practices are described as inconsistent. Families report difficulty reaching or receiving timely information from social workers and administration, delays in promised follow-through, and mixed enforcement of visitation guidelines. Some reviewers described staff conduct issues—use of personal devices during shifts and brusque communication tone—while others emphasize exemplary bedside manner by named staff members. There are also serious procedural concerns raised, including allegations involving mishandled belongings or medical records and billing/value complaints.

    Activities and resident engagement are strengths when present: the recreation team and activity offerings (games, birthday celebrations, barbeques, manicures, arts) are repeatedly identified as positive contributors to resident morale. Hospice and end-of-life care received favorable comments in several accounts.

    Overall, prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strong rehabilitative capabilities and the presence of highly committed individual staff against recurring operational issues: staffing variability, clinical safety-process gaps, inconsistent sanitation and maintenance, and management/communication shortfalls. Visiting the unit(s) under consideration, meeting the nursing and therapy teams, and clarifying escalation and emergency-response procedures are advisable steps for families assessing fit and safety.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 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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    Alaris Health at Belgrove is located at 195 Belgrove Dr, Kearny, NJ, 07032.

    About Alaris Health at Belgrove

    Alaris Health at Belgrove sits in Harrison, New Jersey, and has 120 certified beds, so it's about medium-sized, and you'll find it's part of the larger Alaris Health network with ties to places like Omni Asset and Palisade Nursing Center, so there's a wider group behind it which can matter sometimes for feeling connected, but each center runs its own show. Nurses at Belgrove spend 4.66 hours per resident each day, which is higher than the state average of 3.9 hours, so folks living there get a fair amount of nurse attention, and nurse turnover sits at 39.4%, which is a bit better than the New Jersey average. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give the nursing home a 3-star rating, and the overall community rating is 5.5 out of 10, making it second in the city, and while that's not perfect, some folks may find comfort in seeing where it stands. The place offers a mix of care, including round-the-clock nursing care, memory care, assisted living, home care, short-term rehab after hospitals, behavioral specialty, complex clinical care, long-term residency, dialysis, respite, and a focus on rehabilitation, so there's help for many different needs. Services aim to match care to residents as individuals, and staff say they try to make folks feel like family, if that matters to you. Room layouts are studio-style with different design options, and the facility itself aims to be warm and supportive, plus you'll find amenities set up for recovery and long-term support. Inspections over the last few years have flagged some issues, including 20 total deficiencies and 3 infection-related ones, plus a resident assessment and care planning deficiency for safeguarding resident information, and there was a fine of $25,635 related to a December 2024 inspection that found 10 deficiencies, including two related to infections and at least one problem with respiratory care that put a resident at immediate risk, so it's important to read inspection records if you're considering a move here. Staff seem experienced and caring, and nurse levels per resident are above average for the state, but as with anywhere, seeing it in person and asking about day-to-day life is always wise because nothing tells you more than seeing it firsthand, and tours are available for those interested.

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    Alaris Health at Belgrove offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    No, Alaris Health at Belgrove 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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