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290 Red School Lane Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 · Warren County
All 3 nursing homes in Phillipsburg, NJ (3 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 315316 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Complete Care at Brakeley Park a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Complete Care at Brakeley Park as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, below the New Jersey average of 3.5.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.47 hours per resident per day at Complete Care at Brakeley Park, below the New Jersey median of 3.67 (US median: 3.72). About 0.60 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 2.97 hours, 14% below its all-week average. 38.5% of nursing staff left within a year (New Jersey median 38.1%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Complete Care at Brakeley Park: Medicare and Medicaid
Complete Care at Brakeley Park is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet New Jersey's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on May 16, 2025 and found 10 deficiencies. In total, inspectors issued 26 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 26 citations at Complete Care at Brakeley Park across 6 inspection dates, 3 of them from complaint investigations. 1 was at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on January 5, 2024. The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (7) and nutrition and dietary (5). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives" (tag F0678, level J, January 5, 2024).
May 16, 2025 · 10 citations
FEnsure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
FProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
EProvide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
EMake sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
DEnsure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
DReasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
DProvide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
DEnsure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
September 25, 2024 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
DProvide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
August 30, 2024 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
EEnsure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
January 5, 2024 · 10 citations, includes immediate jeopardy
JProvide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
EHonor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
EProvide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
EEnsure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
EEnsure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
DHonor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
DDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
DEnsure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
DProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
October 10, 2023 · 1 citation, includes actual harm · includes complaint inspection
GEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
October 21, 2021 · 3 citations
EEnsure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
EProvide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
DEnsure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Questions to ask on a tour of Complete Care at Brakeley Park
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on January 5, 2024 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $47,746 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2024 | Fine | $47,746 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| August 2026 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
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Hospitals near Complete Care at Brakeley Park
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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0.6 mi
Warren Hospital PhillipsburgEmergency room ★★★★★ Medicare overall 5 of 5Median ER visit 2h 20m for patients treated and sent home
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4.2 mi
Easton Hospital EastonEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 1h 41m for patients treated and sent home
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13.6 mi
St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem BethlehemEmergency room ★★★★★ Medicare overall 5 of 5Median ER visit 2h 12m for patients treated and sent home
Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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