Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
A nursing home in Newton, New Jersey 07860
129 Morris Turnpike, Newton, New Jersey 07860. (973) 948-5400.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 20 health citations at the latest inspection cycle New Jersey average: 8.6
- 4.05 nurse hours per resident per day New Jersey average: 3.90
- 3 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
20 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The New Jersey average is 8.6.
Last standard inspection Jul 24, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L), at a complaint inspection on May 15, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
35 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 35 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 10 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 16, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
May 15, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Jul 24, 2025: standard inspection14 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure the resident’s doctor reviews the resident’s care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
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Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Jul 24, 2025: standard and complaint inspection4 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.
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Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Apr 1, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jun 26, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Mar 12, 2024: standard inspection11 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Mar 12, 2024: standard and complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure the resident’s doctor reviews the resident’s care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Sep 15, 1997.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, partnership.
- 128 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 3 fines in the last three years, $231,049 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 10 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Fine | $119,295 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Fine | $45,682 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Fine | $66,072 |
Who does the caring?
4.05 nurse hours per resident per day
The New Jersey average is 3.90.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | New Jersey average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.05 | 3.90 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.70 |
| At weekends | 3.70 | 3.50 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 24.5% | 39.3% |
| Registered nurse turnover | Not given | 37.2% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Am 145 Holdings, LLC owns 19.99% directly since Feb 5, 2016; The White Maple Corporation owns 9% directly since Feb 5, 2016; Jcandl Limited Liability Company owns 8% directly since Feb 5, 2016; Pj&h Holdings, LLC owns 6% directly since Feb 5, 2016.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Benjamin Landa (owns 5% or more directly, 25.51%); Ronald Stern (owns 5% or more directly, 9%); Uri Lerner (owns 5% or more directly, 9%); Chaya Mueller (owns 5% or more through other companies, 8%); Debbie Egert (owns 5% or more directly, 5%); David Dachs (corporate officer); Usher Egert (corporate officer); Jake Lighten (corporate officer); Jake Lighten (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- Part of Benjamin Landa (48 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am 145 Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 19.99% | Feb 5, 2016 |
| The White Maple Corporation | Owns 5% or more directly | 9% | Feb 5, 2016 |
| Jcandl Limited Liability Company | Owns 5% or more directly | 8% | Feb 5, 2016 |
| Pj&h Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 6% | Feb 5, 2016 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (New Jersey average 4.6).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 19.3 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (20; the middle value was 7.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center This nursing home | 20 | |
| Complete Care at Barn Hill | 4.6 | 5 |
| Valley View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr | 4.6 | 18 |
| United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen | 5.4 | 3 |
| Mohawk Meadows | 6.2 | 7 |
| Milford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 14.2 | 10 |
| Delaware Valley Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation C | 16.2 | 8 |
| Forest Manor HCC | 16.5 | 8 |
| St Josephs Place | 17.9 | 7 |
| Dwelling Place at St Clares | 18.9 | 3 |
| Merry Heart Nursing Home | 19.1 | 7 |
| Excel Care at Dover | 19.3 | 14 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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