Nursing home report
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ · Medicare-certified · 153 beds
LOPATCONG CENTER in Phillipsburg, NJ has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its health inspection and staffing ratings are both 2 out of 5 stars, with reported nurse staffing at 3.18 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; quality measures are 5 out of 5 stars and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1754 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1754.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure residents were served meals and snacks at times that fit their needs, preferences, and requests. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 809 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — 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 February 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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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.
