AristaCare at Manchester
Nursing Home Facility
1770 Tobias Avenue, Manchester, NJ 08759
When loved ones can no longer care for themselves or are recovering from injury or serious illness such as a heart attack or stroke, the entire family is affected. Our experience has taught us that successful rehabilitation and living a life with dignity involves everyone.
Operated by Seniors Management-North, Inc, which runs 9 communities in our directory.
AristaCare at Manchester is licensed for 165 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 89% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 44%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 17 problems at AristaCare at Manchester. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $62,826.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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.
AristaCare at Manchester offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 165
- Occupancy 89%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 44%
- Last health inspection August 2025
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