Complete Care at Summit Ridge

    20 Summit St, West Orange, NJ 07052
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate staff, clean facility, recommended

    I'm very pleased with Summit Ridge - attentive, compassionate staff (nurses, therapists and administrators like Bentzy and Andrea) treated my loved one like family and helped with quick recovery. The facility is clean, nicely renovated, with home-like rooms, good food, engaging activities and a lovely patio for visits. I felt comfortable leaving my mom in their care and would recommend them for rehab or long-term stays.

    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

    4.20·(255)

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      2.2
    • Amenities

      3.1
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing aides and CNAs
    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy services
    • Effective rehabilitation program with measurable recovery progress
    • Engaged and accessible administration and social-work support
    • Varied resident activities and on-site worship services
    • Outdoor patio and pleasant outdoor viewing spaces
    • Renovated and modernized common areas
    • Welcoming front-desk and admissions staff
    • Family-like atmosphere and strong resident engagement
    • Nutritious and well-liked meal options

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and slow response times
    • Variable staff professionalism and conduct
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in some units and common areas
    • Gaps in clinical oversight and limited physician presence
    • Inconsistent medication administration and wound-care follow-through
    • Unreliable family communication and discharge coordination
    • Maintenance deficits in some resident rooms and equipment
    • Inconsistent meal delivery and meal-accuracy controls
    • Poor personal-item security and inventory controls
    • Pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Leadership variability and inconsistent administrative oversight
    • Allegations of billing irregularities and admissions transparency gaps

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews for Complete Care at Summit Ridge present a polarized picture: many families and residents describe strong rehabilitative outcomes, engaged therapy teams, and caring front-line staff, while others describe operational and clinical shortcomings that affected care continuity and safety. Positive accounts emphasize effective physical and occupational therapy, an active calendar of social and spiritual activities, renovated common areas and outdoor spaces, and several administrators and social workers who were responsive and accessible. These strengths align with the facility’s apparent capacity for short-term rehabilitation and for creating a family-like, socially engaging environment for many residents.

    Care quality shows clear variation by unit and over time. Numerous reviews highlight prompt therapy, helpful staff education on movement and healing, and successful short-term rehabilitation progress. Counterbalancing that, there are multiple accounts of clinical management issues: delayed or inconsistent medication administration, wound-care and infection-management gaps, and transfers to acute care for complications. Some reviewers described insufficient physician presence or oversight on the units, and a pattern of discharge/transfer coordination problems. Those patterns suggest that while rehabilitation services can be a strong point, clinical oversight and continuity of higher-acuity care are areas of concern.

    Staffing and staff conduct are recurring themes. Many reviewers praise individual CNAs, nurses, therapists, and front-desk personnel as compassionate, attentive, and communicative. At the same time, other reviews describe slow call response times, perceived rudeness or unprofessional conduct, and variability in aide assignment and performance. Short-staffing—exacerbated at times by COVID-related staffing gaps—is cited as a contributor to delayed responses and uneven care. Family communication is similarly inconsistent: some administrators and social workers are described as proactive problem-solvers, whereas other accounts describe poor updates, inaccurate information, and difficulties during admissions or discharge planning.

    Dining and activities are frequently mentioned as positives, with multiple references to enjoyable meals, organized activities, on-site church services, and outdoor visiting spaces that support resident engagement. However, there are intermittent complaints about meal accuracy and delivery (examples include substitutions or missing ordered items), indicating variability in food-service execution.

    Facility condition reflects mixed impressions. The property includes renovated, attractive common areas and a pleasant outdoor patio; several reviewers note clean private rooms and a home-like atmosphere in updated sections. Conversely, other reviewers describe dated rooms, maintenance issues (broken beds, peeling surfaces, non-functioning blinds), sanitation and odor concerns in particular units or hallways, and isolated pest-control issues. Reports of missing personal items and inadequate tracking of resident belongings indicate weaknesses in property security and inventory controls.

    Management and organizational patterns are inconsistent. Several reviews single out administrators and social workers who are responsive, visible, and effective at resolving issues; other reviews describe administrative unresponsiveness, poor communication, and a lack of transparency in admissions and billing. There are even more serious claims in some accounts, including allegations of billing irregularities and poor admissions transparency; these allegations warrant direct inquiry by prospective families and may require verification through regulatory channels.

    Notable overall patterns: satisfaction appears to cluster around rehabilitative residents and areas under recent renovation or under engaged leadership, while dissatisfaction concentrates around units with staffing shortages, maintenance deficits, and lapses in clinical oversight. The facility appears to have undergone leadership and ownership changes that several reviewers say produced measurable improvements; this suggests unit-level and time-dependent variability.

    For prospective residents and families: inspect the specific unit where the resident will live or receive care, ask for current staffing ratios and physician coverage, review medication- and wound-care protocols, verify meal-service practices and property-item policies, and request written explanations of admission/billing terms. Also consider asking for recent inspection reports or documented corrective actions related to sanitation, maintenance, and clinical incidents. These steps can help clarify whether the aspects praised in many reviews are present in the unit and time period you are evaluating, and whether the operational weaknesses raised in other reviews have been addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 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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    Complete Care at Summit Ridge is located at 20 Summit St, West Orange, NJ, 07052.

    About Complete Care at Summit Ridge

    Complete Care at Summit Ridge sits at 20 Summit St in West Orange, NJ, and right now, they're not accepting new patients, but the people who live there seem to appreciate what they get, with care provided in English and a team that feels like family, which is something families keep talking about, from the way the nurses greet you with a smile to how the leadership often walks around and checks on everyone. The place has outdoor patio spaces where residents can visit with family or friends, and there's always something going on, like church services on Sundays and other activities during the week to keep folks busy and connected. You've got all sorts of care options under that roof-independent living for seniors who can take care of themselves, assisted living for those who need help with daily things, memory care for people with Alzheimer's or dementia with safety and comfort in mind, and skilled nursing with subacute and long-term care, so you'll see people recovering from surgery, needing wound care, cardiac help, even stroke recovery, and the therapists and aids lend real support through it all. They also do home care visits for seniors who prefer to stay at home, providing help and company. The meal service stands out, with chefs and meal planners making sure the food is both healthy and tasty, and parking and nearby transportation make it easier for visitors. People have noticed the happy staff and the hands-on way the top folks run things, earning awards for friendliness and good care. In general, the atmosphere feels dedicated to complete care, recovery, and helping each resident get the most out of every day, and when someone is in hospice, the comfort carries on with trained staff showing real compassion.

    People often ask...

    Complete Care at Summit Ridge offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 20 Summit St, West Orange, NJ 07052.

    No, Complete Care at Summit Ridge 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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