Preakness Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Preakness Healthcare Center is a 406-bed government-run nursing home in Wayne, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 23.7% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Preakness Healthcare Center
305 Oldham RoadWayne, NJ 07470
Passaic 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 Preakness Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, 14% above the New Jersey average. With about 270 residents a day, that works out to roughly 683 aide hours a day, or about 85 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) | 2.53 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.06 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
23.7% of nursing staff at Preakness 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 20.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,646 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | Fine | $15,646 |
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. Preakness Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Preakness Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: County of Passaic Department of Finance
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Preakness Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Excel Care at Wayne Wayne | 0.9 | 120 | 1.86 | 3.28 | 75.2% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Doctors Subacute Healthcare, LLC Paterson | 1.8 | 54 | 2.19 | 3.78 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Atrium Post Acute Care of Wayne Wayne | 2.3 | 209 | 2.36 | 3.85 | 41.8% | 4 | $3,418 |
| Windmere North Haledon | 2.5 | 57 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center, Llc Paterson | 3.0 | 68 | 2.08 | 4.39 | 59.5% | 4 | None |
| Christian Health Care Center Wyckoff | 3.7 | 304 | 2.46 | 3.92 | 22.6% | 3 | None |
| Careone at Wayne Wayne | 3.8 | 101 | 2.27 | 4.27 | 19.3% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge Paterson | 3.9 | 180 | 1.98 | 3.02 | 40.0% | 3 | $10,036 |
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.