• CMS rates this facility 1/5 stars (below average)
• Has 200 certified beds with an average of 142.4 residents per day (71% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 9 deficiencies (inspected Apr 25, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $26,680 across 1 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.40 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 29.1%
• Part of the Marquis Health Services chain (80 facilities)
Merwick Care & Rehab Center, LLC is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Plainsboro, New Jersey with 200 certified beds. It has been operating since 1967. The facility scored below average compared to New Jersey facilities.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
+ 7 more deficiencies
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBS, HYMAN | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 95% | Aug 22, 2007 |
| JACOBS, LIVIA | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 5% | Aug 22, 2007 |
| METTERNICH, CHRISTOPHER | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 17, 2017 |
| JOSEPH, JEAN | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Dec 3, 2018 |
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