Little Senior Residence

    71 Christopher St, Montclair, NJ 07042
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Reviews

    4.70·(33)

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      4.9
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Family-like, home-style atmosphere
    • Small size (29 beds) enabling personalized attention
    • Strong nursing leadership and clear family communication
    • Hands-on owner and management involvement
    • Clean, well-maintained residential environment
    • Home-cooked meals and positive dining experience
    • Regular physician visits (weekly)
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Proactive infection-control measures (COVID precautions)
    • Smooth move-in and transition processes
    • Supportive end-of-life and hospice-oriented care
    • All-inclusive billing and predictable budgeting

    Cons

    • Limited daytime nursing coverage
    • Dated facility with limited modern/high-tech amenities
    • Limited on-site coordination with residents' personal physicians
    • Small size limits availability of specialized clinical services
    • Staffing-model constraints (scheduling and benefits) affecting retention

    Summary of reviews

    Little Senior Residence presents as a small, family-owned, residential skilled-nursing option that emphasizes personalized, compassionate care. The facility’s 29-bed scale and owner involvement are repeatedly associated with a home-like atmosphere, close staff–resident relationships, and individualized attention. Families frequently describe clear communication from nursing leadership and a sense of peace of mind when a loved one is in the building.

    Clinical and caregiving strengths are a consistent theme. Reviewers highlight attentive caregivers, a strong director of nursing and hands-on management, weekly physician visits, and supportive end-of-life care practices. Staff behavior is described as warm, respectful and willing to go beyond standard duties to accommodate residents and families. At the same time, reviewers raise operational concerns about clinical coverage: specifically, the need for more daytime nursing presence and limitations tied to staff scheduling and benefits that can affect continuity.

    Dining and programming are presented as positives for the resident experience. Home-cooked meals, generally well-regarded food quality, and occasional extras are cited alongside modest recreational offerings (puzzles, games, holiday events) that contribute to a social, engaging environment. The facility’s smaller scale appears to enable more personalized activities rather than large, institutional programming.

    Facility characteristics reflect a residential, older-style setting. The building and rooms are described as clean, comfortable and homelike rather than modern or high-tech. That environment is a deliberate trade-off for many families, but it also means limitations: fewer technological amenities, and constraints in providing highly specialized clinical services or transporting residents to their outside physicians on-site. Infection-control measures, including proactive COVID precautions, and predictable, all-inclusive billing practices are operational features noted positively.

    Overall pattern and suitability: Little Senior Residence is best suited to prospective residents who prioritize individualized, compassionate care in a small, home-like setting and who do not require frequent specialty procedures or advanced onsite technological services. Families should ask specific questions about daytime nurse staffing levels, physician-access arrangements, and staff scheduling/retention strategies during tours to confirm the facility’s fit for higher-acuity needs. For many families, the facility’s strengths in communication, cleanliness, food, and end-of-life support translate into high satisfaction and peace of mind.

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    Location

    Little Senior Residence is located at 71 Christopher St, Montclair, NJ, 07042.

    About Little Senior Residence

    Little Senior Residence sits in Montclair, New Jersey, inside a big old Victorian home that's been around since 1960, and the place still feels like a family home, with all sorts of rooms and cheerful touches, and it's run by registered nurses, three generations of them actually, so folks get care from people who really know their work. This is a 3-story building with 29 beds, tucked away on a quiet residential street, and there's room for families to visit and park too. The facility gives different levels of care, including assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care for those with dementia or Alzheimer's, long-term stays, and even short-term or respite care if a caregiver needs a break, all in one place, so seniors can stay comfortable even if their needs change over time.

    Around the building, residents can join in social activities, arts and crafts, educational programs, or take fitness classes, and there's a whole game room, plenty of indoor and outdoor spots to gather, plus areas for devotional services if they want. There's Wi-Fi, cable TV, kitchens or kitchenettes in the rooms, washers and dryers, and even wheelchair-friendly access everywhere, with a working sprinkler system for safety. Trained staff offer health and wellness help, laundry, personal care, wound care, and meals planned by chefs, served in a dining room that feels like part of the home. There's a salon and barbershop, therapy staff for physical, occupational, or speech needs, and personal assistants to help with daily things, walking, or moving around in wheelchairs.

    Staff keep up their training so they can provide the best care and everyone gets a personal care plan, set up to meet health or memory care needs and to help with recovery after illness. Folks can stick to their own routines but join in scheduled events to stay active and connect with others, and the place is known for making things feel homey and supportive without losing sight of safety or high-quality care-even the billing is kept simple so it's easy to keep track of. Families say the staff treat everyone with respect and warmth, and with only 29 residents at once, things never feel too crowded or busy. For people who want to live as independently as possible, but might need some extra help, or for those who need more nursing or memory support, Little Senior Residence does its best to meet real needs without a lot of fuss.

    People often ask...

    Little Senior Residence offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 30 photos of Little Senior Residence on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 71 Christopher St, Montclair, NJ 07042.

    No, Little Senior Residence 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.

    Safety & Compliance

    In New Jersey, the Department of Health licenses assisted living residences and posts the results of its routine inspections and investigations.

    License numberNJCP07001
    StatusActive
    Facility typeComprehensive Personal Care Home
    LicenseeLITTLE NURSING HOME, INC.
    Care servedNot Assigned
    ExpiresAugust 31st, 2027
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    4

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    05 Apr 2023Inspection
    Investigation found multiple deficiencies, including lack of physician certification to meet residents' needs and several safety, emergency, and sanitation problems.
    • 8:36-7.5(e)Resident Assessments and Care Plans
    • 8:36-14.1(c)Emergency Services and Procedures
    • 8:36-16.15(a)Physical Plant
    • 8:36-17.1(a)Housekeeping-Sanitation-Safety-Maintenance

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