Valley View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

    1 Summit Ave, Newton, NJ 07860
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate staff provided excellent rehab

    I was very pleased with Valley View - the compassionate, family-like staff gave phenomenal rehab for my broken ankle and always met my needs. The small, clean, homey facility had good food, activities, and reliable FaceTime/phone updates, and staff went above and beyond to make my stay comfortable; I'd happily recommend it.

    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

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.88·(16)

    Overall rating

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

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful staff
    • Strong rehabilitation outcomes
    • Attentive one-on-one care potential
    • Good family communication via video and phone
    • Small, home-like atmosphere
    • Well-maintained older building
    • Clean, tidy common areas
    • Engaging activities program (bingo, social room)
    • Transparent and respectful care approach
    • Comfortable short-term stays for some residents

    Cons

    • Incontinence-care delays
    • Inconsistent responsiveness to personal-care needs
    • Gaps in discharge planning and post-discharge coordination
    • Limited therapy equipment and resource availability
    • Variable dining quality
    • Maintenance and bathroom fixture reliability issues
    • Crowded multi-bed room layout and small private rooms
    • Staff smoking near campus with related infection-control concerns
    • Inconsistent family communication and social-work follow-up
    • Perceived high pricing relative to facility constraints

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews reflect a facility with clear strengths in rehabilitative care and a small, home-like environment, alongside recurring operational weaknesses that prospective residents and families should evaluate carefully. Many narratives highlight compassionate, respectful staff and strong therapy outcomes—several families described successful rehabilitation (for example, recovery after orthopedic injury) and attentive, individualized care that felt like a “family” environment. The facility’s size and layout appear to allow for more personalized attention for some residents, and video/phone communication with families is noted as a consistent strength.

    Care and staffing present a mixed picture. Positive experiences emphasize caring, communicative staff and effective therapy teams. However, other accounts point to delays in attending to personal-care needs and incontinence-care concerns, inconsistent bathing schedules, and skin integrity issues in some cases. These criticisms suggest variability in responsiveness and day-to-day personal-care practices rather than uniformly poor clinical capability. Staffing consistency, the tone of staff–family interactions, and follow-through from social-work or care-coordination roles are areas where performance appears uneven.

    Therapy and discharge processes show strengths and gaps. Rehabilitation services are frequently praised for producing good functional gains, but some families reported slower-than-expected progress when equipment was limited. Discharge planning and transitions sometimes lacked coordination—examples include missing durable medical equipment or minimal social-work follow-up—indicating a need for clearer processes to ensure safe transitions home.

    Dining and activities are similarly mixed. The activities program (bingo, social and dining rooms) and an inviting communal atmosphere are positive features, and several reviewers noted tidy common areas and a neat facility. Food quality perceptions vary across reviewers, with some noting enjoyable meals and others describing dissatisfaction; this points to inconsistent dining experiences.

    The physical plant is an older building that is generally described as well kept, but there are facility-level concerns to consider. Room sizes and multi-bed accommodations can feel crowded; bathroom fixtures and maintenance reliability were questioned in some accounts. Additionally, staff smoking near the property raised concerns about the campus environment and infection-control perceptions among families.

    Management and communication show strengths in transparent, respectful interactions at times, but also gaps in follow-up and owner-level communication. Pricing was described as relatively high by some families given the facility’s size and layout constraints. In summary, Valley View may be a good fit for individuals who prioritize a small, personal rehabilitation setting with communicative staff and active family contact; families should proactively review hygiene protocols, discharge procedures, equipment availability, smoking policies, and room layout to ensure the facility’s operational practices align with their expectations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 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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    Valley View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is located at 1 Summit Ave, Newton, NJ, 07860.

    About Valley View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

    Valley View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Newton, New Jersey, sits at 1 Summit Avenue and has a reputation for being friendly and warm. The staff foster close relationships with the residents and pay careful attention to individual needs, which gives the place a real family feeling, and the community itself is kept small and inviting. It's got two campuses, one in Parsippany and the other in Succasunna, which means there are a few options if someone's looking for different programs, especially since Valley View is known for its specialized care for older adults. With its 31 certified beds just for skilled nursing, there's a separate nursing and rehabilitation center with 120 beds, and it's all meant for both residential and rehabilitative care, so folks get help as their needs change, and the staff includes physicians as well as a cardiologist and cardiovascular specialist on hand, which can give peace of mind when health worries pop up.

    Staff provide help with bathing, dressing, moving around, and other daily tasks, as well as 24-hour supervision and a call system residents can use any time day or night. There's medication management, skilled nursing, and regular therapy options-physical, speech, and occupational-so the place covers most any kind of need, and they've also set up a dedicated nurse's station and a conference room where the team talks over care plans. Folks who have more trouble getting around can get non-ambulatory care, and community spaces are kept clean and tidy thanks to housekeeping, laundry, and dry cleaning services. Meals are cooked onsite, served all day in an elegant dining room with restaurant-style options, and special diets are no problem if someone needs that. There's a big activity area, arts room, furnished rooms, a garden outside for some fresh air, and movie nights too, which is always nice on quieter evenings.

    For keeping busy and social, the recreation supervisor, Thes Ferrer, organizes both community-sponsored and resident-run activities, so people can stay engaged, and there's transportation for medical visits to places like Barn Hill Rehab and Northern NJ Endoscopy Center. The director of nursing, Mildred Bas, keeps an eye on clinical care, while Laura Gordon is the director of human resources, and the director of dietary services manages all food concerns. Visiting hours run from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, so family can stop by, and the environment stays quiet, homelike, and relaxed, which many people appreciate. The center accepts Medicare and Medicaid, provides guidance on long-term care and insurance, and offers support for family caregivers if they need it. Valley View has an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars across 7 reviews, which points to steady, solid care. Everything at Valley View aims to meet the needs of Sussex County's older adults, and the team works to keep standards high while caring for each person in a simple, dignified way.

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    Valley View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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