Dwelling Place at St Clares
400 WEST BLACKWELL ST, Dover, NJ 07801
Dover, New Jersey · CMS verdict
Dwelling Place at St Clares's CMS overall star rating runs above the New Jersey state average (3.3) and reflects above-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Dwelling Place at St Clares in Dover, New Jersey holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 78 of 100 (grade C). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 78 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 78.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Dwelling Place at St Clares's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to New Jersey.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Dover, New Jersey. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 96% occupancy, this facility is running near full capacity, worth confirming current bed availability directly before visiting.
Same-ownership peers
Within New Jersey, Dwelling Place at St Clares is one of 72 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.3 stars, ahead of roughly 75% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Dwelling Place at St Clares's upper-tercile stars compare to New Jersey
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the New Jersey facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = New Jersey state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Dwelling Place at St Clares ranks in New Jersey
Among the 344 CMS-rated nursing homes in New Jersey, Dwelling Place at St Clares’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 77% of them. The bars show how all New Jersey homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
80 New Jersey homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 28 |
| Residents | 27 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Morris |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 6 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Dwelling Place at St Clares? ▾
CMS rates Dwelling Place at St Clares at 5 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the New Jersey average is charted above.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in New Jersey? ▾
In New Jersey, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $12,775/month ($153,300/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $14,448/month.
What services does Dwelling Place at St Clares offer? ▾
Dwelling Place at St Clares operates as a skilled nursing facility. For the specific care and therapy services, contact the facility: CMS data covers capacity, ownership, ratings, and inspections, not a service menu.
Does Dwelling Place at St Clares have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Dwelling Place at St Clares has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in New Jersey? ▾
In New Jersey, alternatives include assisted living ($8,710/mo), home health aides ($7,245/mo), and adult day care ($2,167/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the New Jersey elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 315019.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.