Emerson Health Care Center in Emerson, NJ has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported no fines in the last 24 months, but its nurse staffing was 3.87 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Last inspection: March 5, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8717.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.74
Licensed practical nurses
0.71
Nurse aides
2.42
Weekend nursing
3.46
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 31%
Registered nurse turnover: 23%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.3%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.6%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0.3%Worsening
Residents needing more help with daily activities
6.2%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8.6%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
4.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.2%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
62.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
73.5%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited February 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited February 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited March 2021 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited March 2021 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
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 March 2021 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
141.9 residents on an average day (92% of 155 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 29 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.