Nursing home
The Arbor at Laurel Circle
100 Monroe Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Life Care Services (20 facilities) · 64 certified beds
The Arbor at Laurel Circle is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bridgewater, New Jersey. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.44 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 13, 2024 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $25,857In 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 The Arbor at Laurel Circle 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) | 4.44 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.07 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.68 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.5% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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 January 14, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 5, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $25,857, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Arbor at Laurel Circle
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · 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 · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · 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 · Sep 13, 2024 · 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 · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 13, 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
- 100 Monroe Street
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 - CMS certification #
- 315445
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 64
- Avg residents/day
- 41.8
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1998-06-16
- Chain
- Life Care Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Services
Life Care Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Arbor at Laurel Circle using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2021
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Somerset-A1
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Arbor at Laurel Circle says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our memory care neighborhood provides a supportive and engaging environment for up to 10 residents.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 nursing supervision
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
At Laurel Circle, skilled nursing care is provided within private suites on-site at The Retreat, our top-rated health center.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
An entrance fee is a one-time, upfront fee you pay to move into the independent living part of a Life Plan Community.
(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 Aug 23, 2021 to Aug 22, 2023. Violations found: Child labor. Civil money penalties assessed: $482. Employer as DOL recorded it: Arbor at Laurel Circle (LCS Community Employment LLC.). Case 1982686.
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
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- N J Eastern Star Home, Bridgewater. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Community Visiting Nurse Service, Somerville. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08807 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Somerville, Somerville, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Davita Bridgewater, Bound Brook, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Hillsborough Dialysis, Hillsborough, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08807.
Community Care Hospice, office in Somerville, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Fellowship Village Inc, office in Basking Ridge, 5.5 miles away, straight line
Martin And Edith Stein Hospice, The, office in Somerset, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cory Wallace, Somerset. 4.1 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-A1 (Zone A: Contains the primary area susceptible to flooding & Surge.) 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 | See above |
| 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 The Arbor at Laurel Circle a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Arbor at Laurel Circle an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Arbor at Laurel Circle staffed?
The Arbor at Laurel Circle reports 4.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has The Arbor at Laurel Circle had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Arbor at Laurel Circle have?
The Arbor at Laurel Circle is certified for 64 beds.