Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Trenton, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 57.0% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
439 Bellevue AvenueTrenton, NJ 08618
Mercer County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.87 hours per resident per day, 16% below the New Jersey average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 185 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.87 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.18 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.78 | 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
57.0% of nursing staff at Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $27,571 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Fine | $10,814 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Fine | $16,757 |
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. Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Bellevue Garden Group, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 11, 1971
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Trenton · Special Focus Facility | 1.7 | 215 | 2.02 | 3.27 | 36.0% | — | $325,922 |
| Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center Trenton | 2.0 | 149 | 2.14 | 3.30 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC Trenton | 2.5 | 141 | 1.86 | 3.24 | 34.7% | 2 | None |
| Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged Trenton | 2.5 | 137 | 2.69 | 4.82 | 41.5% | 2 | $323,570 |
| Preferred Care at Mercer Ewing | 2.6 | 100 | 2.32 | 3.79 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Hamilton Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation, LLC Hamilton | 3.7 | 218 | 2.01 | 3.28 | 34.1% | 2 | $54,275 |
| Yardley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Yardley | 4.5 | 170 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
| Lawrence Rehab & Hcc/The Meadows at Lawrence Lawrenceville | 4.5 | 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.