Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Merwick Post Acute
100 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ · (609) 759-6000
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 200
- Residents per day
- 0
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Marquis Health Services
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New Jersey.
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Staffing
Not ratednot rated
CMS did not rate staffing here, so it does not move the star.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among New Jersey homes
Merwick Post Acute carries 78 inspection points. That is fewer than 32% of New Jersey's 346 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New Jersey: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–18 pts
- 4★ 18–37 pts
- 3★ 37–60 pts
- 2★ 60–93.75 pts
- 1★ over 93.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in New Jersey by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
32 health citations on record since 2021. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care9E
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning8E
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Rights5D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- B
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Infection Control4E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspection history
2025-04-25
13 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
2023-11-22
8 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2021-12-15
11 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Fines and payment denials
$22,205 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Fine | $22,205 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.1 pts better | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts better | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10.9 pts worse | 82.1% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.9 pts worse | 89.9% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts better | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.8 pts better | 8.7% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.1 pts better | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication10.3 pts better | 8.5% | 18.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.7 pts worse | 20.6% | 12.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2 pts worse | 9.3% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3 pts worse | 11.3% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.7 pts better | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence13.4 pts worse | 28.6% | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts worse | 6.0% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine44.7 pts worse | 34.3% | 79.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.3 pts better | 6.8% | 8.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7 pts worse | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine50.4 pts worse | 29.1% | 79.5% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.2 pts better | 23.9% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Jacobs, Hyman | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 95% | 8 facilities |
| Jacobs, Livia | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 5% | 7 facilities |
| Joseph, Jean | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Metternich, Christopher | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
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Fire safety
15 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- E
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Services2F
- F
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- D
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Egress1E
- E
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
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