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Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

129 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ 078609739485400Ownership: For profit - PartnershipCertified beds: 128Avg. daily residents: 59Chain: Benjamin Landa (48 facilities)County: Sussex
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 Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Newton, 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.
Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $231,049 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

4.16 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.85)
0.30 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.68)
3.57 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
30.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (39.7)
Not reported RN turnover
2 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

July 24, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
19 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (8.7)
15 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$231,049 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

40 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 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
May 15, 20260835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. ComplaintL · Immediate jeopardy
July 24, 20250711Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250727Have 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.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250809Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250841Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250865Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 24, 20250947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. ComplaintF · 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.