Preferred Care at Mercer: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Preferred Care at Mercer is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Ewing, New Jersey, part of Preferred Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 46.4% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Preferred Care at Mercer
1201 Parkway AvenueEwing, NJ 08628
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 Preferred Care at Mercer, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 4% above the New Jersey average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.32 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.79 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
46.4% of nursing staff at Preferred Care at Mercer 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 64.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Preferred Care at Mercer holds 4 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Preferred Care at Mercer
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Preferred Care, 13 homes
- Legal name: Preferred Care at Mercer LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 22, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Preferred Care at Mercer
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged Trenton | 0.1 | 137 | 2.69 | 4.82 | 41.5% | 2 | $323,570 |
| Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Trenton · SFF candidate | 2.6 | 106 | 1.87 | 3.18 | 57.0% | 1 | $27,571 |
| Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center Trenton | 3.2 | 149 | 2.14 | 3.30 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Lawrence Rehab & Hcc/The Meadows at Lawrence Lawrenceville | 3.8 | 180 | 2.29 | 3.66 | 37.7% | 2 | $17,345 |
| Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital Lawrenceville | 3.9 | 56 | 2.11 | 4.65 | 37.0% | 2 | None |
| Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Trenton · Special Focus Facility | 4.3 | 215 | 2.02 | 3.27 | 36.0% | — | $325,922 |
| Clover Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente Lawrenceville | 4.5 | 100 | 2.08 | 3.47 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Yardley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Yardley | 4.7 | 170 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
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.