The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
2-star nursing home overall, with 2-star health inspections, 1-star staffing, and 5-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.38 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), with no fines in the last 24 months and recent citations for ROM care, infection prevention and control, and backup water supply.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3839 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3839.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
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
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 provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: G
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 September 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to ensure enough backup water supply for essential areas of the home. Cited April 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 922 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited October 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $56,441 in total fines.
Federal fine
Apr 10, 2024
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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.