Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Hamilton, New Jersey, part of Marquis Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 31.6% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
1059 Edinburg RoadHamilton, NJ 08690
Mercer County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.75 hours per resident per day, 22% below the New Jersey average. With about 156 residents a day, that works out to roughly 272 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.75 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.08 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.88 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
31.6% of nursing staff at Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a New Jersey average of 39.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $83,672 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | Fine | $7,590 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Fine | $13,983 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Fine | $31,096 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Fine | $13,885 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Fine | $17,118 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Marquis Health Services, 87 homes
- Legal name: Avalon Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 26, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avalon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Preferred Care at Hamilton Hamilton Square | 1.7 | 126 | 2.20 | 3.62 | 54.5% | 5 | $48,825 |
| Complete Care at Mercerville LLC Hamilton Township | 2.1 | 114 | 2.08 | 3.39 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Accela Post Acute Care at Hamilton Hamilton | 2.5 | 55 | 2.30 | 4.48 | 62.3% | 2 | $11,175 |
| Hamilton Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation, LLC Hamilton | 2.8 | 218 | 2.01 | 3.28 | 34.1% | 2 | $54,275 |
| Clover Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente Lawrenceville | 3.8 | 100 | 2.08 | 3.47 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center Trenton | 4.5 | 149 | 2.14 | 3.30 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital Lawrenceville | 4.8 | 56 | 2.11 | 4.65 | 37.0% | 2 | None |
| Lawrence Rehab & Hcc/The Meadows at Lawrence Lawrenceville | 4.9 | 180 | 2.29 | 3.66 | 37.7% | 2 | $17,345 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.