Nursing home report
WAYNE, NJ · Medicare-certified · 406 beds
Preakness Healthcare Center in Wayne, NJ has a 2-star overall rating, with 2-star health inspection and quality measures ratings and a 4-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 4.03 hours per resident per day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and the facility had $15,646 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0283 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0283.
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 nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $15,646 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $15,646 in total fines.
Federal fine
Nov 26, 2024
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.
