Overview
Preakness Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New Jersey average of 3.5. It ranks 6th of 8 nursing homes in Wayne. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 87% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 22, 2025, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the New Jersey average of 8.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $15,646 in the past three years.
Preakness Healthcare Center is a government-run facility with 406 certified beds, caring for about 265 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 75%
Top 86%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $15,646
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.66 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.20 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.48 hrs
- Nurse aides2.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 406
- Average residents per day
- 265
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes