Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a 128-bed nursing home in NEWTON, New Jersey. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-09-15. It averages 59.2 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
CMS lists 40 health-inspection deficiencies for Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center since 2022-05-19, 34 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | L |
| 2025-07-24 | F0711, F0727, F0730, F0809, F0812, F0814, F0841, F0865, F0947 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | F |
| 2025-07-24 | F0584, F0609, F0656, F0677, F0686, F0755, F0842, F0880, F0924 | 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / 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 appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | D |
| 2025-04-01 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-06-26 | F0584 | 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. | E |
| 2024-03-12 | F0711, F0812, F0882 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2024-03-12 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-03-12 | F0550, F0658, F0686, F0689, F0695, F0755, F0759, F0761, F0805 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D |
| 2022-05-19 | F0583, F0623, F0656, F0686, F0755, F0880 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
Why was Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center fined 3 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Fine | $119,295 |
| 2025-04-01 | Fine | $45,682 |
| 2024-03-12 | Fine | $66,072 |
How is Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NJ average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.15695 | 3.84961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.2 | 39.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 59.2 | 122.4 |
Who owns Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, and what chain is it in?
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Partnership, operates under the legal business name HOMESTEAD REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER LLC and belongs to the BENJAMIN LANDA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | AM 145 HOLDINGS, LLC, JCANDL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PJ&H HOLDINGS, LLC, THE WHITE MAPLE CORPORATION, EGERT, DEBBIE, LERNER, URI, STERN, RONALD | since 02/05/2016 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MUELLER, CHAYA | since 02/05/2016 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | LIGHTEN, JAKE | since 11/30/2012 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | DACHS, DAVID, EGERT, USHER, LIGHTEN, JAKE | since 07/26/2012 |
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