Overview
Careone at Wayne has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New Jersey average of 3.5. Among the 8 nursing homes in Wayne, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 84% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 23, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the New Jersey average of 8.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 40% of New Jersey nursing homes have been fined.
Careone at Wayne is a for-profit facility with 101 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 13%
Top 4%
Top 3%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 23, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.52 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.07 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.05 hrs
- Nurse aides2.40 hrs
- Physical therapists0.34 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 101
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 24, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes