Overview
Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the New Jersey average of 3.5. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Elizabeth. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 5, 2025, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the New Jersey average of 8.4. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 40% of New Jersey nursing homes have been fined.
Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 108 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.55 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.14 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 108
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 8, 2004
- 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