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ARNOLD WALTER NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

HAZLET, NJ · Medicare-certified · 202 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall

ARNOLD WALTER NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER (HAZLET, NJ) has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with strong quality measures (5 stars) but weaker staffing (2 stars) and a health inspection rating of 3 stars. Reported nurse staffing is 3.35 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.3456 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: October 30, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3456.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.52
Licensed practical nurses
1.03
Nurse aides
1.80
Weekend nursing
3.35

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 50%
Registered nurse turnover: 67%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

12.3%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

1.6%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.2%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0.2%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

5.7%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

9.2%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

12.6%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22.7%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.8%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.2%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

6.8%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

5.5%Improving

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

97.5%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.6%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

93.6%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

95.7%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E

The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Partnership
Chain
Part of EXCELSIOR CARE GROUP · 33 homes · 2.7 stars avg
Occupancy
145.9 residents on an average day (72% of 202 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 50 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.