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Parker at Somerset, Inc

15 Dellwood Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 · Somerset County · (732) 545-4200

120 certified beds, about 115 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1988

CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 315253 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the New Jersey average is 8.6, the national average 9.2).

None of its 5 health citations since November 2020 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 6.07 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across New Jersey and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.55 of those hours.

17.7% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (New Jersey average 39.7%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 5 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
3D
1E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
April 9, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 18, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review and policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to a.) store food in a manner to prevent food-borne illness and, b.) failed to maintain the kitchen environment and equipment in a sanitary and properly functioning manner to prevent contamination from foreign substances and potential for the development a food borne illness. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 4/3/25 at 8:45 AM, the surveyor toured the main kitchen and four satellite kitchen areas with the Director of Dining (DD) and the Food Service Director (FSD) and observed the following: -A box of 4 -10 pound packages of defrosted chicken thighs in plastic type package and were inside of a box on a shelf in the walk in refrigerator. The box had a printed label that was dated 3/4/25 from the [NAME]. [...]
March 21, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
    F837 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 28, 2025
    Inspectors wroteC #: NJ 00184292 Based on interviews, and record review, as well as review of pertinent facility documents on 3/17/25 and 3/21/25, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure their policy on Medication Transcription was implemented for 1 out 5 residents (Resident #1). This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: According to the admission Record, Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on 02/2025, with diagnosis including but not limited to: Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (a bleeding disorder that keeps your blood from clotting). The Minimum Data Set (MDS), an assessment tool, dated 3/18/25, showed that the Resident #1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 13, showing resident had intact cognition. [...]
February 15, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations
November 9, 2020Standard inspection · 3 citations
  1. E
    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2020
    Inspectors wroteBased on interview and review of facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 222 forms were completed with sufficient detail to enable accurate accountability and reconciliation for controlled medications for 5 of 8 DEA 222 forms reviewed in 1 of 1 back up controlled medication storage area. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 11/5/20 at 11:14 AM, the surveyor reviewed all DEA 222 forms provided by the Director of Nursing (DON) for the past twelve months which revealed the following: 1. Review of a DEA 222 form dated 12/03/19, revealed that the portion of the form designated for signature of Purchaser or Attorney or Agent failed to contain a signature of authorization. [...]
  2. D
    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2020
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to appropriately administer pain medication in accordance with a physician's order for 1 of 2 residents reviewed (Resident #91) for pain management in accordance to professional standards of practice. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: Reference: New Jersey Statutes Annotated, Title 45. Chapter 11. Nursing Board. The Nurse Practice Act for the State of New Jersey states: [...]
  3. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 8, 2020
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and review of facility documentation it was determined that the facility failed to clean medical equipment between resident use, according to facility policy to prevent the spread of infection. This deficient practice was identified on 1 of 4 nursing units (Birch) and was evidenced by the following: On 10/30/20 at 10:36 AM, the surveyor observed Certified Nursing Aide (CNA #1) walk down the hallway on the Birch unit pushing a Hoyer lift, an assuasive device that allows people to be transferred between bed and chair. CNA #1 entered resident room [ROOM NUMBER] to assist the resident in 123-2 out of the bed to the wheelchair. On 10/30/20 at 10:49 AM, the surveyor observed CNA #1 exit resident room [ROOM NUMBER] with the Hoyer lift and placed the Hoyer in the hallway against the wall between resident rooms #122 and #123. [...]

Fire safety inspections

7 fire safety citations on file: 4 on April 9, 2025, 3 on February 15, 2023.

Every fire safety citation7 citations
  1. F
    Use approved construction type or materials.
    K 161 · April 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. F
    Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
    K 355 · April 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. F
    Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
    K 531 · April 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · April 9, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. E
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · February 15, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
    K 341 · February 15, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. E
    Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
    K 351 · February 15, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeNew JerseyUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)6.073.853.86
Registered nurses1.550.680.69
All nursing staff on weekends5.783.503.42
Nurse aides3.81
Licensed practical nurses0.71
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)17.7%39.7%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover15.4%37.7%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.72 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 6.19 on weekdays and 5.78 on weekends, 7% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 6.07 in April to June 2025 to 6.07 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20266.071.556.195.78 0.0%0 of 90115
Oct to Dec 20256.321.676.505.88 0.0%0 of 92111
Jul to Sep 20256.231.606.385.83 0.0%0 of 92112
Apr to Jun 20256.071.646.195.75 0.0%0 of 91113
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
New Jersey, Jan to Mar 20263.680.593.823.3411.6%0.2% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for New Jersey

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
New Jersey, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$22.52$21.13 to $23.4432,400
LPNs and LVNs$36.13$32.16 to $38.4517,410
Registered nurses$51.20$47.94 to $61.4192,680
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeNew JerseyUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
6.68.713.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.50.60.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.90.81.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.62.33.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.31.21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.68.214.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.65.44.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
12.912.815.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
28.424.923.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
6.58.112.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
2.22.11.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.91.11.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Parker at Somerset, Inc's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (60.8% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

60.8% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · New Jersey: 130 better, 19 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 451 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.4% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · New Jersey: 2 better, 8 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 457 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

5.0% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · New Jersey: 3 better, 13 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 303 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

43.0% this home

Median of homes: New Jersey68.7% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 221 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: New Jersey0.6% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 311 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.5% this home

Median of homes: New Jersey1.7% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 311 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: New Jersey99.5% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 184 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: PARKER AT SOMERSET INC.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Parker Health Group Inc5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%09/01/2018
Boudreau, DeniseCorporate directorIndividual03/15/2024
Braunreuther, JosephCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Ferro, JosephCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Hagaman, WilliamCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Holland, CliffordCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Landers, StevenCorporate directorIndividual12/01/2014
Muniz, RobertoCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Papa, JohnCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Schlag, MargueriteCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Tallia, AlfredCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Tibbitt, WilliamCorporate directorIndividual09/23/2014
Carr, NicholasCorporate officerIndividual05/01/2024
Muniz, RobertoCorporate officerIndividual09/23/2014
Harn, CharleneOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2022
Muniz, RobertoOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/23/2014
Parker Health Group IncTrustee of the SNFOrganization09/01/2018
Boudreau, DeniseTrustee of the SNFIndividual03/15/2024
Harn, CharleneAdp of the SNFIndividual04/16/2025

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on April 9, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  2. Who is the administrator and director of nursing, and how long have they been in the job?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 21, 2025: "Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility."
  3. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 9, 2020: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."
  4. When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 9, 2020: "Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality."

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What is Parker at Somerset, Inc's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Parker at Somerset, Inc 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Parker at Somerset, Inc get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on April 9, 2025. The New Jersey average is 8.6.
Has Parker at Somerset, Inc been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Parker at Somerset, Inc accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Parker at Somerset, Inc?
CMS lists 19 owners and managers. Legal business name: PARKER AT SOMERSET INC.

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