The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited July 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
DWELLING PLACE AT ST CLARES
DOVER, NJ · Medicare-certified · 28 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of September 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
DWELLING PLACE AT ST CLARES (DOVER, NJ) has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures and above-benchmark nurse staffing at 5.93 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark. Health inspection is 4 stars, staffing is 3 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.9282 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 15, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.9282.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 3.45
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.28
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 5.34
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 17%
Registered nurse turnover: 10%
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
0%0%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4%3.7%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.6%7.8%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%0%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20%18.5%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
6.2%6.6%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
—2.1%—
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
80%81.5%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
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 April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited November 2023 — 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 proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited July 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of PRIME HEALTHCARE · 4 homes · 4.8 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 27.2 residents on an average day (97% of 28 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.