# Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center

Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Trenton, NJ, CMS Certification Number 315455, with 149 certified beds and about 139 residents per day. CMS rates it 4/5 overall (health inspections 3/5, staffing 3/5, quality measures 5/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 1314 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08638 (Mercer County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Individual

- Operator (legal business name): [Brunswick Garden Group LLC](https://carefield.site/operator/op-brunswick-garden-group-llc)
- CMS chain: [Accela Healthcare](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-733) — 4 facilities

- Phone: 6096569291
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/315455

## Inspection record
6 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2025-08-28); 66 citations (52 health, 14 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 5 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2022-10-12 — [F-0600](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0600) Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. — scope/severity L (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected
- 2022-10-12 — [F-0835](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0835) Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. — scope/severity L (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected
- 2022-10-12 — [F-0880](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0880) Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. — scope/severity L (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected
- 2022-10-12 — [F-0886](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0886) Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. — scope/severity L (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected
- 2022-10-12 — [F-0888](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0888) Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 — scope/severity L (Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [K-0222](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0222) Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [K-0372](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0372) Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0554](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0554) Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0568](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0568) Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0578](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0578) Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0641](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0641) Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0656](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0656) Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0695](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0695) Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0698](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0698) Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0732](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0732) Post nurse staffing information every day. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-08-28 — [F-0812](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0812) Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-03-21 — [F-0558](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0558) Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- …and 46 more on the source page.

## Penalties
No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years).

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.28667 (state avg 3.90351, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.24615
- Nursing staff turnover: 46.3%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- Cheskel Berkowitz — Direct owner, 23%, since 2021-12-29
- Joel Leifer — Direct owner, 23%, since 2021-12-29
- Joel Zupnick — Direct owner, 23%, since 2021-12-29
- Joseph Orgel — Direct owner, 10%, since 2021-12-29
- Marton Ornstein — Direct owner, 10%, since 2021-12-29
- David Rubenstein — Direct owner, 10%, since 2021-12-29

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315124) — 3.2 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Hamilton Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation, LLC](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315423) — 3.6 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315324) — 4.3 km, CMS overall not rated
- [Clover Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315113) — 4.7 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Lawrence Rehab & Hcc/the Meadows at Lawrence](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315338) — 4.9 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315235) — 4.9 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315127) — 5.1 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Complete Care at Mercerville LLC](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315094) — 5.2 km, CMS overall 5/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=315455&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=315455&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=315455&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=315455&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=315455&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=315455&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-315455 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.