Nursing home
Complete Care at Brakeley Park
290 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Complete Care (85 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Complete Care at Brakeley Park is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.38 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 16, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $55,647In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Complete Care at Brakeley Park 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) | 3.38 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.80 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.3% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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 May 16, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 12, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $55,647, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Complete Care at Brakeley Park
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 290 Red School Lane
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 - CMS certification #
- 315316
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 114.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-09-17
- Chain
- Complete Care (85 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Complete Care
Complete Care operates 85 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Complete Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Complete Care at Brakeley Park using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2008
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Complete Care at Brakeley Park 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) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We also provide advanced clinical specialties for those who require more time and assistance, in addition to around-the-clock nursing care, in a welcoming setting that feels like home.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 3, 2008 to Feb 16, 2008. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $189 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Brakeley Park Center. Case 1508532.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Luke'S Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lopatcong Center, Phillipsburg. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Easton Home Health Services, Bethlehem. 11.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Phillipsburg Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08865 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Palmer Dialysis Center, Easton, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Easton, Easton, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08865.
Family Pillars Hospice Inc, office in Bethlehem, 11.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
St Luke'S Hospice, office in Bethlehem, 12.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Advantage Home Health And Hospice, office in Bethlehem, 13.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Bharat Mehta, MD, Easton. 4.8 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.
- 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 low. 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 Complete Care at Brakeley Park a good nursing home?
CMS gives Complete Care at Brakeley Park an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Complete Care at Brakeley Park staffed?
Complete Care at Brakeley Park reports 3.38 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Complete Care at Brakeley Park had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Complete Care at Brakeley Park have?
Complete Care at Brakeley Park is certified for 120 beds.