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Little Brook Nursing And Convalescent Home

78 Sliker Road, Califon, NJ 078309088322220Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 36Avg. daily residents: 27County: Hunterdon
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.

The complete public record on Little Brook Nursing And Convalescent Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Califon, New Jersey, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New Jersey average: 3.3 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Little Brook Nursing And Convalescent Home holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $355,418 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

Not reported total nurse staff hours per resident per day
Not reported RN hours per resident per day
Not reported weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
40.7% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (39.7)
75.0% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

October 30, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
14 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (8.7)
26 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$355,418 in federal fines across 3 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($34,964)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

54 citations on record across recent inspections, 8 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
July 10, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
March 18, 20250610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
March 18, 20250641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 18, 20250657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health… ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 18, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 18, 20250730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 30, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J · Immediate jeopardy
October 30, 20240640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 30, 20240730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 30, 20240812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.