Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Parker at Somerset
15 Dellwood Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds
Parker at Somerset is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Somerset, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.23 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 9, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Parker at Somerset 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) | 6.23 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.60 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.87 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.1% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 April 9, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Parker at Somerset
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 · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 21, 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 · Nov 9, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 9, 2020 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 9, 2020
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
- 15 Dellwood Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873 - CMS certification #
- 315253
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 112.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-01-15
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Somerset-B1
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Peter'S University Hospital, New Brunswick. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Regency Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Somerset. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurses, Inc, North Brunswick. 5.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Heights Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08873 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Piscataway, Somerset, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Somerset Dialysis Center, Somerset, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Hamilton Street Dialysis, Somerset, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08873.
Martin And Edith Stein Hospice, The, office in Somerset, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Piscataway, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurse, Inc, office in North Brunswick, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cory Wallace, Somerset. 2.1 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-B1 (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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very 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 | 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 Parker at Somerset a good nursing home?
CMS gives Parker at Somerset an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Parker at Somerset staffed?
Parker at Somerset reports 6.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Parker at Somerset had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Parker at Somerset have?
Parker at Somerset is certified for 120 beds.