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Preferred Care nursing homes
13 nursing homes with 1,614 beds in New Jersey (7), Michigan (6).
CMS affiliated entity 409 · data as of September 1, 2026
The group's record in brief
CMS links 13 certified nursing homes in 2 states to Preferred Care: 13 for profit, 0 nonprofit. 13 of them are certified for Medicaid.
Across the inspections on file, the group's homes carry 345 health citations; 13 citations were rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections the homes averaged 6.5 health deficiencies (national average 9.2).
5 homes in the group were fined in the last three years, $171,061 in all across 5 fines. Average nursing staff turnover across its homes was 50.8% (national 45.8%).
Staffing across the group
Daily payroll records from 13 homes in the group for January to March 2026, added up: hours worked by nursing staff divided by resident days. Weekend staffing ran 15% below weekdays.
| Hours per resident per day | This group | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 3.75 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.62 |
| Weekdays | 3.98 | 3.92 |
| Weekends | 3.38 | 3.33 |
| Share of nursing hours by contract staff | 16.6% | 5.3% |
Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. Weekend staffing in every state.
Preferred Care homes by state
| State | Homes | Average stars | Fines, 3 years | Special focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 7 | 4.4 | $99,668 | |
| Michigan | 6 | 2.7 | $71,393 |
How the group's homes are rated
13 of its homes have a CMS overall rating. The national average is 3 stars. CMS's own chain averages: 3.6 overall, 3.1 health inspections, 2.8 staffing, 4.5 quality measures.
| Overall stars | Homes | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 4 | |
| 4 of 5 | 3 | |
| 3 of 5 | 3 | |
| 2 of 5 | 3 | |
| 1 of 5 | 0 |
Across the group: 13 citations rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, and an average of 3.77 nursing staff hours per resident per day (national 3.86).
Every home in the group
| Home | City | State | Overall | Citations | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation | Bay City | MI | 4 | 26 | |
| Carriage House Nursing and Rehabilitation | Bay City | MI | 2 | 34 | |
| Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation | Flint | MI | 3 | 36 | |
| Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation | Saginaw | MI | 2 | 36 | |
| Adira Nursing and Rehabilitation | Saginaw | MI | 2 | 57 | $22,165 |
| Marvin & Betty Danto Health Care Center | West Bloomfield | MI | 3 | 47 | $49,228 |
| Preferred Care at Absecon | Absecon | NJ | 5 | 14 | $25,753 |
| Preferred Care at Wall | Allenwood | NJ | 5 | 11 | |
| Preferred Care at Cumberland | Bridgeton | NJ | 4 | 17 | |
| Preferred Care at Mercer | Ewing | NJ | 4 | 19 | |
| Preferred Care at Hamilton | Hamilton Square | NJ | 5 | 16 | $48,825 |
| Total Rehab Moorestown | Moorestown | NJ | 3 | 17 | $25,090 |
| Preferred Care at Old Bridge, LLC | Old Bridge | NJ | 5 | 15 |
Group membership is CMS's: homes it links to one affiliated entity through common owners or operators, from the Provider Information file.