Mystic Meadows Rehabilitation And Nursing Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

49.3% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 117 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 70.5% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 78 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.44 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 74% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 16% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 130 beds and averages 86.1 residents a day — about 66% occupied, or roughly 44 beds typically open. It often has substantial empty capacity — worth asking why, since low census can reflect either a new or shrinking home or one families are avoiding. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.98 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.53 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.12 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.62 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 4.13 on weekdays — 12% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.64 to 0.28 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 44% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

16 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 6 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, review of medical records and other pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to treat each resident with respect and dignity in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement of their quality of life by maintaining cleanliness and dignified appearance of the resident's motorized wheelchair. This deficient practice was identified in one of one resident (Resident #80) reviewed for dignity and was evidenced by the following:On 12/4/2025 at 10:57 AM, during the initial tour of the facility, the surveyor observed Resident #80 ambulating in the hallway on a motorized wheelchair. The surveyor observed the motorized chair to be heavily soiled with fresh and dried food crumbs, dusts, and other unidentified debris on the bilateral front and rear wheels, all wheel fenders, bilateral seat side rails, footrest, seat board, controller, power base and leg rest hangers. The resident was unable to recall when the chair was last cleaned.The surveyor reviewed the medical record for Resident #80.A review of the admission Record…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0583 — failed to protect personal privacy — isolated
  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, review of medical record and other pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to respect the resident's right to confidentiality of personal and medical records from unauthorized disclosure without the resident's consent by leaving the resident's private health information exposed on an open and unattended computer screen in an area accessible to the public. This deficient practice was identified for one of four unsampled residents (Resident #21) during medication administration observation.The deficient practice was evidenced by the following:On 12/5/2025 at 7:54 AM, during the medication administration observation in the long-term care unit, the surveyor observed Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 administer medications to Resident #21. After administering 1 tablet of metformin 500 milligrams and applied prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension to both eyes of the resident, LPN #1 returned to the medication cart located in the hallway, to place the ophthalmic suspension bottle inside the top drawer. The surveyor…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0584 — failed to keep a safe, clean, comfortable home — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain a homelike environment that was clean, safe, and sanitary. This deficient practice was identified for 1 of 4 units ([NAME] Unit).This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 12/08/2025 at 10:00 AM, in bedroom [ROOM NUMBER] on the [NAME] Unit, the surveyor observed multiple black debris scattered across the A-side wall. On the B-side, the cloth material behind the bed was torn in several places. In the bathroom, the heater vent had unfinished spackling around it, and five holes were noted on the bathroom wall, all with incomplete spackling. On 12/08/25 at 10:00 AM, in the shower room on the [NAME] Unit, the surveyor observed that the entrance door had brown, flaking metal with crumbling edges, and paint was peeling away. Molding on the wall adjacent to the entrance door showed missing and bulging paint, exposing open wall spaces. Additionally, a sharp container was tilted and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0604 — failed to not use physical restraints improperly — isolated
  Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, record review, and pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that the resident was free from physical restraint for the purpose of discipline or convenience and not required to treat the resident's medical symptoms. This deficiency was identified for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for physical restraints (Resident #9).This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 12/08/25 at 10:02 AM, the surveyor observed Resident #9 on the [NAME] unit in the day room, seated in a geriatric chair (a wheelchair designed for older adults, providing comfort, safety, and support for limited mobility), watching television with peers. A yellow tab alarm device (a personal alert device used in healthcare that triggers an alarm when a resident attempts to get up from a bed, chair, or wheelchair) was clipped to Resident #9 shirt. According to the admission record, Resident #9 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses including, but not limited to,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-10 · tag F0658 — failed to meet professional standards of care — isolated
  Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of facility policies, it was determined that the facility failed to meet professional standards of nursing practice with respect to following physician's orders. This deficient practice was identified for one (1) of thirty-four (34) residents reviewed, Resident #56. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: Reference: New Jersey Statues, Annotated Title 45, Chapter. Nursing Board The Nurse Practice Act for the State of New Jersey states; The practice of nursing as a registered professional nurse is defined as diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential physical and emotional health problems, through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being, and executing a medical regimens as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or dentist. On 12/4/2025 at 10:56 AM, the surveyor observed Resident #56 sitting in their wheelchair (W/C) outside of the day room. The Resident was not…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0688 — failed to keep residents mobile / prevent decline — isolated
  Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, review of the medical record, and other facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident who was identified as having a contracture (a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity or rigidity of joints) received recommended services to prevent further decreased in range of motion (ROM). This deficient practice was identified for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for positioning and mobility, (Resident #4) and was evidenced by the following:On 12/4/2025 at 9:45 AM, during the initial tour of the facility, the surveyor observed Resident #4 in bed while being rendered morning care.On 12/4/2025 at 10:34 AM, the surveyor observed Resident #4 ambulating in the hallway using their left hand to move the wheelchair. The resident's right leg was up on the leg rest on immobilizer boot. The resident's right arm was bent on the elbow and kept close to the body. The resident's right hand was flexed and being held by the left hand. The resident did not wear a splint or hand…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0692 — failed to prevent malnutrition and dehydration — isolated
  Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview and review of pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to follow facility policy and procedure for weekly weights for 1of 2 residents (Resident #1) on 1 of 3 units (Comfort Care). This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 12/05/2025 at 7:59 AM Resident#1 was observed in bed. Resident #1 was slightly agitated and did not prefer to communicate with the surveyor. The breakfast tray was observed on the over the bed table. The tray was observed to be untouched. Resident 31 stated that he/she was in pain and had no appetite. Resident #1 would not tell the surveyor how long their appetite had been poor, then stated, yesterday. Staff were observed to attend to Resident#1 after the surveyor had left the room. Staff were observed by the surveyor to provide assist with setting resident up to eat and opening cold cereal and pouring milk.A review of Resident #1's admission Record revealed that Resident #1 was admitted to the facility with the following but not limited to diagnoses: Congestive heart failure (a…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — isolated
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and review of facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to a.) ensure respiratory tubing was maintained in sanitary condition while being used by the resident and a nebulizer (a machine used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs) mask was stored in protective covering to prevent the spread of infection and b.) follow physician orders and provide oxygen (O2) tubing to accommodate the respiratory needs of a resident ordered O2 in accordance with professional standards of practice. This deficient practice was identified for two of three residents (Resident #83 and Resident #56) reviewed for respiratory care.This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: 1.) On 12/4/2025 at 11:02 AM, during the initial tour of the facility, Surveyor #1 observed Resident #83 from the hallway, sleeping in bed connected to an oxygen concentrator running at 2 lpm (liters per minute) via a nasal cannula (NC) (a tube used to deliver oxygen though the nostrils). The surveyor observed the middle part of the oxygen…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-10 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and review of pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to store medications securely inside the medication cart by keeping it locked while unattended. The deficient practice was identified for 1 of 4 unsampled residents (Resident #21) observed during medication administration. The deficient practice was evidenced by the following:On 12/5/2025 at 7:54 AM, during the medication administration observation in the long-term care unit, the surveyor observed Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 administer medications to Resident #21. After administering 1 tablet of metformin 500 milligrams and applied prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension to both eyes of the resident, LPN #1 returned to the medication cart located in the hallway, to place the ophthalmic suspension bottle inside the top drawer. The surveyor observed LPN #1 push the drawer close but did not lock the medication cart. LPN #1 went inside the resident's room to speak to the resident with their back facing the doorway. The medication cart was not on LPN #1's line…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-10 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and review of pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a safe, and sanitary environment to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. Specifically, the facility failed to provide residents with appropriate products for hand hygiene during mealtime, and staff did not follow hand hygiene practices consistent with accepted standards of practice. This deficiency was identified in 1 of 4 dining room observations ([NAME] Unit dining room).This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 12/08/25 at 11:10 AM, the surveyor observed dining for lunch on the [NAME] Unit dining room. The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) assisted two residents with hand hygiene before lunch using a folded wet napkin for each resident. However, the CNA did not perform hand hygiene herself between assisting each resident. During an interview with the surveyor on 12/08/25 at 11:14 AM, the CNA stated that during…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to ATLAS HEALTHCARE — 29 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

9 organizational owners listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $592K paid to related parties (affiliated landlords or management companies) in its most recent cost report.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in NJ