Nursing home
Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton
5000 Windrow Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Mb Healthcare (11 facilities) · 180 certified beds
Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Princeton, New Jersey. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 25, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton 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) | 3.57 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.8% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 17, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 21, 2026
What inspectors found at Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 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 · Oct 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 3, 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
- 5000 Windrow Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540 - CMS certification #
- 315370
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 145.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-09-04
- Chain
- Mb Healthcare (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Mb Healthcare
Mb Healthcare operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mb Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Middlesex-G3
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro, Plainsboro. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Merwick Care & Rehab Center, LLC, Plainsboro. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Penn Medicine Home Health Princeton Health, Princeton. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08540 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Plainsboro Dialysis, Plainsboro, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Princeton, Princeton, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Princeton Junction Dialysis, Princeton Junction, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08540.
Penn Medicine Hospice Princeton Health, office in Princeton, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Greenwood House Hospice Services Inc, office in Lawrence Township, 7.5 miles away, straight line
Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurse, Inc, office in North Brunswick, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Clinical Health Care Associates Of New Jersey PC, Plainsboro. 1.4 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
- Middlesex-G3 (Zone G: Captures the flooding hazard areas of Lawrence Brook/Westons Mill Pond, etc.) 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton a good nursing home?
CMS gives Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton staffed?
Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton reports 3.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton have?
Carnegie Post Acute Care at Princeton is certified for 180 beds.