Morris View Healthcare Center
540 WEST HANOVER AVENUE, Morristown, NJ 07960
Morristown, New Jersey · CMS verdict
CMS places Morris View Healthcare Center in the below-average range on the federal scale, and below the New Jersey average of 3.3.
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.
Morris View Healthcare Center in Morristown, New Jersey holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 48 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). 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 48 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 48.
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.
Morris View Healthcare Center's larger 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 Morristown, 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. With occupancy around 89%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.
Same-ownership peers
Within New Jersey, Morris View Healthcare Center is one of 161 for profit - limited liability company nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - limited liability company-segment average of 3.1 stars, ahead of roughly 11% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
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 Morris View Healthcare Center's lower-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 Morris View Healthcare Center ranks in New Jersey
Among the 344 CMS-rated nursing homes in New Jersey, Morris View Healthcare Center’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 11% of them. The bars show how all New Jersey homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
74 New Jersey homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 283 |
| Residents | 252 |
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| County | Morris |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 44 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Morris View Healthcare Center's larger facility
What is the quality rating for Morris View Healthcare Center? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Morris View Healthcare Center's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the New Jersey average.
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 Morris View Healthcare Center offer? ▾
CMS classifies Morris View Healthcare Center as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Morris View Healthcare Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Morris View Healthcare Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
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: 315303.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.