Nursing home
Forest Manor Hcc
145 State Park Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825 · Map
For profit - Individual · 120 certified beds
Forest Manor Hcc is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Blairstown, New Jersey. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.29 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 25, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $16,720In 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 Forest Manor Hcc 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) | 3.29 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.30 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.18 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.9% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 1, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $16,720, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Forest Manor Hcc
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 25, 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 25, 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 · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · 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 · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 25, 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, 2023 - 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, 2023 - 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 · Mar 31, 2023 - 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 · Mar 31, 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
- 145 State Park Road
Blairstown, NJ 07825 - CMS certification #
- 315224
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 110.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-03-12
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Forest Manor Hcc says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
All private and semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ahs Hospital Corp, Hackettstown. 7.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Warren Haven Rehab and Nursing Center, Oxford. 7.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Healthcare, East Stroudsburg. 12.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 10.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07825 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Hackettstown, Hackettstown, 7.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Renal Care Of Newton, Newton, 11.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Pocono Dialysis Center, East Stroudsburg, 13.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07825.
Ennoble Care, office in Hackettstown, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Northern Nj, LLC, office in Rockaway, 9.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, office in Newton, 11.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Anita Rohatgi, MD, Pen Argyl. 17.5 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 relatively 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 Forest Manor Hcc a good nursing home?
CMS gives Forest Manor Hcc an overall rating of 3 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 Forest Manor Hcc staffed?
Forest Manor Hcc reports 3.29 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Forest Manor Hcc had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Forest Manor Hcc have?
Forest Manor Hcc is certified for 120 beds.