Inglemoor Rehabilitation & Care Center in Livingston, NJ

Pros

• The PT staff is extraordinary; Chris and Schvonne treated the patient with care, intellect, and compassion.
• The nursing team is dedicated, committed, and cohesive.
• The facility and its staff are trusted by families seeking rehab care.
• The Inglemoor team is incredible; caregivers are patient, kind, and professional.
• The overall service and care are described as beyond excellent.
• The staff across all roles are compassionate, attentive, and highly skilled.
• The facility is bright, clean, and welcoming, with thoughtful personal touches.
• Wound care provided at Inglemoor is life-saving.
• The dining and recreation programs create a warm, community-like environment.
• Numerous reviewers would highly recommend Inglemoor for quality rehab care.

Cons

• The care was horrific.
• The facility was highly overrated.
• The staff were rude and uncaring.
• The facility refused to return or forward medical records.
• The food was unacceptable, with unbalanced meals and few fresh vegetables.
• There were many bedsores among residents.
• The dining room was often understaffed, with only one server.
• Communication with the medical team was infrequent and inaccurate.
• The facility prohibited visitations during Covid and failed to keep families adequately informed.
• The facility demanded large upfront payments before insurance coverage.
• Residents often waited long for basic needs like using the bathroom or getting a drink.
• Some nurses and aides were surly and hostile toward patients.

Review

Inglemoor Rehabilitation & Care Center is best suited for families seeking a rehab-forward environment where the core strength is hands-on physical and occupational therapy delivered by a dedicated team in a warm, communal setting. This community excels for post-acute stays, surgeries, strokes, serious falls, where intensive therapy and daily consistency matter most. It is particularly compelling for families who prize a “village” culture: attentive nurses, skilled therapists, responsive social workers, and a facility atmosphere that feels personal and caring. For those with long-term, highly regulated needs or a preference for a facility with a uniformly predictable day-to-day experience, alternatives may be worth a closer look. The strongest endorsement here comes from therapy outcomes and the palpable commitment of the rehab and nursing teams; the care comes with a daily rhythm designed to push recovery forward and keep families informed, which can be a decisive factor when the goal is a safe, confident return home.

The facility’s clear advantages center on rehabilitation outcomes and the people delivering care. Therapists are repeatedly praised for thorough, motivating work, with stories of patients regaining strength and walking again after injury or surgery. The nursing cadre, aides, and social workers are described as compassionate, patient, and capable, often going above and beyond in hands-on care and discharge planning. Cleanliness and a bright, welcoming environment recur as reliable constants, and the dining experience, seasoned with care and attention to resident preferences, appears to elevate overall satisfaction. Families frequently highlight the admission and discharge processes as well-handled, with staff who communicate and coordinate across departments. The sense that care is built around relationships, someone knows the patient, someone knows the family, permeates many positive narratives and becomes a competitive advantage for those prioritizing therapy-driven recovery.

Yet the picture is not uniformly flawless. A meaningful minority of reviews speaks to inconsistent service, with several accounts of rude or inattentive behavior and uneven responsiveness from certain aides or shifts. Some families report delays in basic needs, gaps in timely assistance for bathroom or meal needs, and in a few cases, difficult experiences surrounding medical information, record requests, or discharge transitions. While these outlier experiences exist, they contrast with the more consistent praise directed at the rehab and clinical teams, suggesting that performance can vary by unit, shift, or circumstance. The dining and dietary responsiveness also show divergence, while many residents praise balanced meals tailored to conditions, others contend that menu flexibility and nutrition adaptation are not universally meeting each person’s needs. Finally, a subset of reviews points to billing and upfront payment discussions that left families feeling unsettled, highlighting a friction point that can complicate transitions from insurance-covered care to private pay.

How the strong aspects offset or fail to offset these cons comes down to a family’s priorities. For families where the priority is aggressive, evidence-based rehabilitation and a consistently caring clinical team, the positives often clear the bar: therapists who drive progress, nurses who establish trust, and a culture that feels familial rather than institutional. The ability to secure private rooms for a reasonable extra charge can ease the rehab experience and support family engagement, while robust discharge planning helps ensure a smoother return home. The hospital-to-rehab handoff is frequently cited as smooth, with social workers like Amy and others coordinating to address complex needs, which is a meaningful offset against occasional service variability. In other words, when recovery momentum and relational care matter most, Inglemoor’s strengths tend to prevail over the friction points.

For families weighing alternatives, the decision hinges on predictability and long-term stability. If a resident will require long-term care with unwavering consistency, or if clear, transparent financial terms and steady administrative communication are non-negotiable, it pays to compare with other options that emphasize 24/7 oversight, uniform staffing across shifts, and straightforward billing practices. Those prioritizing social programming and an uplifting atmosphere may still find Inglemoor compelling, but it’s prudent to verify current staffing levels, talk directly with the head of therapy about weekend availability, and confirm what the long-term care trajectory would look like. For some families, the price tag and the upfront deposit questions alone justify exploring other facilities with more predictable, long-range cost structures.

In the end, Inglemoor Rehabilitation & Care Center offers a practical, results-oriented path for post-acute recovery anchored by a compassionate, capable rehab and nursing team. The decisive question for families is whether the patient’s recovery goals and the family’s tolerance for variable day-to-day service align with what the community reliably delivers. If the aim is a recovery-focused stay where therapy quality and personal attention drive outcomes, this is a strong contender worth pursuing with deliberate, concrete inquiries. If, instead, the priority is unassailable consistency across all shifts, perfectly uniform patient experiences, or a strictly predictable financial pathway, it is wise to assemble a short list of alternative facilities and benchmark them on staffing consistency, resident satisfaction, and documented care planning. When visit days arrive, request to speak with the rehabilitation director, tour the unit where the patient will stay, and insist on meeting a few frontline nurses and therapists. Verify room options, especially the availability of private rooms, and explore how meal plans can be tailored to dietary needs. With clear expectations and a focused checklist, families can determine whether Inglemoor is the best fit for turning recovery into a tangible, confident step back toward independence.

Physicians

• Summit Medical Group (0.8 miles)
• Summit Medical Group (2.9 miles)
• Care Station Medical Group (3.2 miles)
• Women First Health Center (3.2 miles)
• Summit Medical Group (4.2 miles)
• New Jersey Spine Center (4.4 miles)
• Summit Medical Group (5.5 miles)

Pharmacies

• CVS Pharmacy (1.5 miles)
• CVS Pharmacy (3.6 miles)
• Walgreens (4 miles)
• Walgreens (4.1 miles)
• CVS Pharmacy (4.1 miles)
• CVS Pharmacy (4.1 miles)
• CVS Pharmacy (4.3 miles)

Hospitals

• Saint Barnabas Medical Center (1.6 miles)

Restaurants

• Shake Shack (1.7 miles)
• McLoone's Boathouse (1.9 miles)
• McDonald's (2 miles)
• Mayfair Farms Banquet Facilities (3.6 miles)
• La Provence (3.9 miles)
• The Cheesecake Factory (4 miles)
• Taco Bell (4 miles)

Cafes

• Starbucks (1.7 miles)
• Panera Bread (3.1 miles)
• Panera Bread (3.3 miles)
• Starbucks (4.2 miles)
• True Salvage Cafe (5.2 miles)
• The Bread Stand (5.5 miles)
• Paper Plane Coffee Co. (5.6 miles)

Parks

• Degnan Memorial Park (2.9 miles)
• Eagle Rock Reservation (4.2 miles)
• South Mountain Reservation (4.4 miles)
• Memorial Park (4.4 miles)
• Florham Park Recreation Department (4.6 miles)
• Orange Park Nj (4.7 miles)
• Milo S. Borden Park (5 miles)

Theaters

• AMC East Hanover 12 (3.9 miles)
• Cinemark (7.7 miles)

Places of Worship

• Morrow Memorial United Methodist Church (4.1 miles)
• Liquid Church (7.3 miles)

Transportation

• NJT - Millburn Station (4.1 miles)
• NJT - Short Hills Station (4.1 miles)
• NJT - Maplewood Station (4.2 miles)
• NJT - Brick Church Station (5.1 miles)
• NJT - Summit Station (5.2 miles)
• East Orange Station (5.6 miles)
• Signature Flight Support (5.6 miles)