CCN 315451 · Middlesex County, New Jersey
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury
61 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, NJ 08512
The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Cranbury, New Jersey, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1998. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 102.2 residents a day, about 85% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $30.7 million originally, at 5.34%, with $30.6 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in February 2061.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 102.2 (85.2% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Cranbury SNF Operations LLC
- Certified since
- May 20, 1998
- Chain or affiliated group
- Atlas Healthcare (30 facilities, chain average 3.5 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 | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.82 | 3.60 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.55 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.5% | 38.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 85.2% | 87.8% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $57,282 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 3 (Nov 19, 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). The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury does not meet it today: health inspection rating 1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbury SNF Operations Holdings LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 09/01/2022 |
| Malt Family TrustOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 28% | 09/01/2022 |
| Sgs 2010 Family TrustOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 28% | 09/01/2022 |
| Tyh 2017 TrustOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 28% | 09/01/2022 |
| Herzka, DavidIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 15% | 09/01/2022 |
| Bak, PinchosIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
| Gerson, YosefIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
| Goldberger, ShlomoIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
| Nasra, MagdyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
| Sonnenschein, MosheIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 09/01/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | Cranbury SNF Operations LLC | Cranbury Healthcare Center, Inc. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: The Elms Rehab and Healthcare Center of Cranbury, 120 beds. Lender at endorsement: Newpoint Real Estate Capital LLC | $30,735,700 | Active: 5.34%, $30,557,827 balanceMatures Feb 1, 2061. Servicer: Newpoint Real Estate Capital | 03122188 |
| Sep 14, 2011 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Elms of Cranbury, 120 beds. Lender at endorsement: Oppenheimer Mf Hsg & Hcare | $7,076,400 | Ended Aug 31, 2021Prepayment | 03143225 |
| Aug 24, 2004 | 241(a) supplemental loanHUD project name: The Elms of Cranbury, 110 beds. Lender at endorsement: Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing, LLC | $1,782,600 | Ended Sep 14, 2011Prepayment | 03110013 |
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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