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ARNOLD WALTER NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

HAZLET, NJ · Medicare-certified · 202 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of September 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall

Arnold Walter Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hazlet, NJ has an overall 3-star rating. Its health inspection and staffing ratings are both 2 stars, quality measures are 5 stars, reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.26 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.264 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: June 25, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.264.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.50
Licensed practical nurses
0.94
Nurse aides
1.82
Weekend nursing
3.31

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 54%
Registered nurse turnover: 65%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

10.3%22.5%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

1.8%0%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

7%3.4%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%2.5%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

5.8%3.4%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

16.8%12.4%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

19.3%10.6%Improving

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22.2%21.5%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.7%2.2%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%1.4%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

7.4%23.5%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.9%0.8%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—97.5%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.3%100%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—93.6%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.1%96.9%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 make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

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

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 3 health deficiencies.

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  3. STAFFING

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

  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.

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  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Recent ownership change · Feb 1, 2021

Now operated by Arnold Walter Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, previously Arnold Walter Nursing Home.

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of EXCELSIOR CARE GROUP · 33 homes · 2.6 stars avg
Occupancy
172 residents on an average day (85% of 202 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 51 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.