The nursing home failed to ensure nurse aides were properly trained and competent to provide safe care. Cited January 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 728 — 42 CFR §483.35(e) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Merry Heart Health Care Center
Registered name: MERRY HEART NURSING HOME
SUCCASUNNA, NJ · Medicare-certified · 113 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Merry Heart Health Care Center in Succasunna, NJ has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported 3.71 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and was cited recently for issues including nurse aide training, resident dignity/rights, and privacy of records.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7081 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 16, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7081.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.09
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.25
- Nurse aides
- 2.37
- Weekend nursing
- 3.31
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 29%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
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
10.5%13.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%1.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.3%4.5%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
8.6%1.7%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
6%2.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
26.5%20.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.3%33.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.6%22.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.5%0.8%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.7%1.5%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.6%16.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%1.8%Worsening
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
—95.6%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.2%93.3%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.8%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.9%93.8%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 101.3 residents on an average day (90% of 113 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 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.