Nursing home
Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater
270 Route 28, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 151 certified beds
Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bridgewater, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.04 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 31, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $7,901In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater compares
This facility vs. the New Jersey and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Jersey avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.04 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.02 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.49 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.8% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $7,901, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2023
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 270 Route 28
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 - CMS certification #
- 315182
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 151
- Avg residents/day
- 138.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-07-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Somerset-B2
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 13, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Sep 30, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center at Bridgewater.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Waterfront Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Raritan. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Community Visiting Nurse Service, Somerville. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08807 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Somerville, Somerville, 1.7 miles away, straight line
Davita Hillsborough Dialysis, Hillsborough, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Bridgewater, Bound Brook, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08807.
Community Care Hospice, office in Somerville, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Fellowship Village Inc, office in Basking Ridge, 6.0 miles away, straight line
Martin And Edith Stein Hospice, The, office in Somerset, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Fellowship Village Inc, Basking Ridge. 6.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Somerset-B2 (Zone B: Captures the majority of residents who may cut off due to widespread flooding as well as susceptible to some localized flood hazards.) on the New Jersey hurricane evacuation zones (2020 hurricane evacuation study). (FEMA Region 2 / New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, map updated Jan 8, 2024)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater staffed?
Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater reports 4.04 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater have?
Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Bridgewater is certified for 151 beds.