Preakness Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Wayne, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315361
305 Oldham Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 · Passaic County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 406
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $15,646 (1)
Does Preakness Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Preakness Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Preakness Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.66
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.20
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.99
- Weekend total hours
- 4.37
- Nursing staff turnover
- 25%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 24.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 22, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 8, 2023, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Preakness Healthcare Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $15,646 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 265.3 residents live here, about 65% of its 406 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 406
- Average residents per day
- 265.3
- Certified since
- December 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Preakness Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- County of Passaic Department of Finance
- Ownership type
- Government - County
Other nursing homes near Preakness Healthcare Center
- Excel Care at Wayne296 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne 07470
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- Atrium Post Acute Care of Wayne1120 Alps Road, Wayne 07470
- Windmere151 Graham Avenue, North Haledon 07508
- Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center, Llc680 Broadway Suite 301, Paterson 07514
See also all nursing homes in Wayne.
Who inspects nursing homes in New Jersey
New Jersey's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in New Jersey, the 8 in Wayne, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Preakness Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Preakness Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Preakness Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Preakness Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Preakness Healthcare Center?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Preakness Healthcare Center?
County of Passaic Department of Finance, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.