Nursing home
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
129 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ 07860 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Benjamin Landa (54 facilities) · 128 certified beds
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newton, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 2025 cited 19 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $111,754In 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 Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 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) | 3.67 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.09 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.9% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 19.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $111,754, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
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
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 24, 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 · Jul 24, 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 · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · 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
- 129 Morris Turnpike
Newton, NJ 07860 - CMS certification #
- 315378
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 128
- Avg residents/day
- 54.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-09-15
- Chain
- Benjamin Landa (54 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Benjamin Landa
Benjamin Landa operates 54 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Benjamin Landa facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone A)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 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.
We are excited to be the first facility in Sussex County to offer you a state of the art physical and occupational therapy gym with a private room that has your own bathroom and shower.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Newton Medical Center, Newton. 4.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Complete Care at Barn Hill, Newton. 4.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Healthcare, East Stroudsburg. 20.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 3.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 07860 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Renal Care Of Newton, Newton, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07860.
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, office in Newton, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Northern Nj, LLC, office in Rockaway, 16.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Ennoble Care, office in Hackettstown, 19.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Internal Medicine Of Morris County LLC, Denville. 21.8 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
- Zone A: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); no base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center staffed?
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center reports 3.67 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 19 deficiencies.
How many beds does Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center have?
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is certified for 128 beds.