Nursing Home · Hackensack, NJ
301 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Medicare overall rating
3 / 5 stars
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Catalog updated Sep 1, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 128 beds. This is not the number of openings.
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Provides nursing care and help with daily activities. Some offer short-term rehabilitation.
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Careone at Wellington has a middle-range Medicare overall rating. Strengths include highly effective physical therapy department. Some reviewers note concerns about slow or non-existent response to call bells (mentioned by 9 reviewers). Review the health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure components separately, then visit in person.
CareOne at Wellington receives highly polarized feedback, with many families praising the dedicated physical therapy team and specific nursing staff for aiding recovery. However, a significant number of reviewers report serious concerns regarding neglect, medication errors, and slow response times, particularly during night shifts. Families should be aware that while some find the facility clean and professional, others have documented distressing experiences involving poor communication and inadequate patient monitoring.
AI summaries of public opinions. These describe review sentiment, not verified care quality.
Staff quality is highly inconsistent; many reviewers name specific heroes, while others describe staff as dismissive, rude, or incompetent.
Families frequently report difficulty getting updates from nurses or doctors and feeling ignored when raising concerns.
The majority of reviewers describe the facility as clean, modern, and well-maintained.
Reviews are split, with some praising meal quality while others report a lack of options for specific dietary needs like vegetarianism or diabetes.
Reviewers note a variety of activities like Bingo and arts and crafts that help keep residents engaged.
Multiple reports of missed medication, wrong dosages, and lack of knowledge regarding patient medical needs indicate a critical failure point.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
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Distribution · 202 analyzed
This facility responds to some reviews.
Key Review Excerpts
“The physical therapy department was very dedicated working effortlessly to improve my mobility. The Administrator and Concierge were very welcoming and accommodating to meeting my requests.”
“The nursing leader on the 3rd floor and care management team are very incompetent of nursing and patient care. One my mom came in with a DX from another facility without treatment, but they did no further investigation.”
“My father was put there too get back on his feet and the facility just made him more bedridden and weak from a UTI and a chest infection and now unable to consume.”
Reported nursing hours are daily averages per resident. They do not describe a specific shift or guarantee one-to-one care.
Per resident, per day
Nurses and aides combined
Reported by Medicare
Registered nurses
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EveryPlace uses reference points of 0.75 registered-nurse hours and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day. These are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements or a determination that a facility meets a resident's needs.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
CareOne at Wellington has concerning patterns, including persistent accident hazards that prompted families to file complaint reports in both 2024 and 2025, with the most recent complaint citing serious safety violations. The facility struggles most with accident prevention and safety supervision, medication management, and fire safety systems. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the recurring nature of safety issues across multiple surveys raises questions about lasting improvements.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Services Deficiencies
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Smoke Deficiencies
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Jul 10, 2025
$9,113
Fine
Nov 19, 2024
$9,318
Careone at Wellington
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Careone
37 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.4/5 · Rank 20 of 37
Owners
Care One LLC
Owner · Organization
Des 2009 Gst Trust
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Des Holding Co., INC.
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Des-C 2009 Grat
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Straus, Daniel
Owner (parent company)
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