CCN 315009 · Union County, New Jersey
Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
40 Watchung Way, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare is a 300-bed for-profit nursing home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1967. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 252.6 residents a day, about 84% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $23.8 million originally, at 2.54%, with $21.3 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in March 2056.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 300
- Average residents per day
- 252.6 (84.2% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Runnells Operating LLC
- Certified since
- Jan 1, 1967
- Chain or affiliated group
- The Rosenberg Family (16 facilities, chain average 2.8 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | New Jersey median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 33 at 1, 71 at 2, 70 at 3, 90 at 4, 82 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.24 | 3.60 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.87 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.2% | 38.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 84.2% | 87.8% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $15,124 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 10 (Aug 14, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenberg, AvrahamIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Rosenberg, EstherIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Rosenberg, JonathanIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Rosenberg, MosheIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Rosenberg, ZviIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Runnells Property LLCOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Runnells Property LLCOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
| Garrett, JosephIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/23/2025 |
| Jain, DoneyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2023 |
| Rosenberg, JonathanIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 11/30/2023 |
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Runnells Property LLC.
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2021 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 275 beds. Lender at endorsement: Housing & Healthcare Finc | $23,773,100 | Active: 2.54%, $21,284,141 balanceMatures Mar 1, 2056. Servicer: Newpoint Real Estate Capital | 03122118 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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