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Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home Facility

456 Rahway Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Nursing Home Care Senior Living

Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a senior care community located in Elizabeth, NJ. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Elizabeth area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (908) 354-1300.

Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is licensed for 128 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Elizabeth average about 139 beds.

Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 81% of its licensed beds.

Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2025 and recorded 1 deficiency.

Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 31%.

Medicare five-star ratings

  • Overall ★★★★★ 4/5
  • Health inspections ★★★★★ 4/5
  • Staffing ★★★★★ 4/5
  • Quality measures ★★★★★ 4/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 28 problems at Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.

Medicare stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.

Findings from the most recent inspection cycle

  • Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Inspected June 2025. Corrected by June 27, 2025.

A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center offers nursing home care and senior living.

Facility details

  • Organization type for-profit corporation
  • Beds / units 128
  • Occupancy 81%
  • Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
  • Annual staff turnover 31%
  • Last health inspection June 2025

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