The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
The Wanaque Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation
Registered name: Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics
HASKELL, NJ · Medicare-certified · 227 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of September 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
The Wanaque Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation has a 3 out of 5 star overall rating, with 3-star health inspection, staffing, and quality ratings. It reports 4.39 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent cited issues involved accident hazards/supervision, infection prevention and control, and assistance with activities of daily living.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.394 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 10, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.394.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.37
- Nurse aides
- 2.38
- Weekend nursing
- 3.81
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 32%
Registered nurse turnover: 26%
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
17.6%14.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.5%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.9%4.3%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5.1%5.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
1%0%Improving
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.8%4.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
2.3%2%No change
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
37.1%33.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
5%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0.3%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.2%3.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.8%0.6%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
—92.8%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
62.6%64.4%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—41.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
21.1%19%Worsening
What the inspectors found
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 August 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited July 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure the resident’s doctor reviewed their care and properly wrote, signed, and dated required notes and orders during visits. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 711 — 42 CFR §483.30 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $7,900 in total fines.
- $7,900
Federal fine
Oct 6, 2023
Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Jan 1, 2020
Now operated by Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics, previously The Wanaque Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation.
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- Part of PHILOSOPHY CARE CENTERS · 3 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 207 residents on an average day (91% of 227 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 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.