Mohawk Meadows: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mohawk Meadows is a 159-bed for-profit nursing home in Lafayette, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 17.6% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Mohawk Meadows
1 O'Brien LaneLafayette, NJ 07848
Sussex 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 Mohawk Meadows, nurse aides logged 1.83 hours per resident per day, 18% below the New Jersey average. With about 144 residents a day, that works out to roughly 264 aide hours a day, or about 33 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) | 1.83 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.83 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.46 | 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
17.6% of nursing staff at Mohawk Meadows 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 18.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $713,795 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2023 | Fine | $713,795 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Jan 3, 2024 |
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. Mohawk Meadows holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Mohawk Meadows
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Bemet LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mohawk Meadows
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Complete Care at Barn Hill Newton | 3.4 | 154 | 2.16 | 3.71 | 46.9% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr Newton · many days without an RN | 3.4 | 31 | 2.21 | 4.24 | 46.2% | 1 | None |
| United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen Newton | 3.5 | 60 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 44.8% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Homestead Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Newton · SFF candidate · many days without an RN | 6.2 | 128 | 1.99 | 4.16 | 30.2% | 2 | $231,049 |
| Dwelling Place at St Clares Dover | 12.7 | 28 | 2.20 | 5.93 | 17.1% | 5 | None |
| Merry Heart Nursing Home Succasunna | 13.1 | 113 | 2.37 | 3.71 | 28.7% | 4 | None |
| Excel Care at Dover Dover | 13.1 | 155 | 2.33 | 3.64 | 43.7% | 2 | $139,113 |
| Forest Manor HCC Blairstown | 14.6 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.34 | 38.6% | 3 | $10,868 |
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.