Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a 148-bed for-profit nursing home in Somerset, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 62.4% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
780 Old New Brunswick RoadSomerset, NJ 08873
Somerset County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 11% above the New Jersey average. With about 105 residents a day, that works out to roughly 259 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.19 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.76 | 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
62.4% of nursing staff at Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing 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 42.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 31, 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 1 fine totaling $104,680 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | Fine | $104,680 |
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. Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Somerset Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 16, 2016
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parker at Somerset, Inc Somerset | 1.9 | 120 | 3.81 | 6.07 | 17.7% | 5 | None |
| Regency Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Somerset | 2.2 | 265 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 42.6% | 4 | None |
| N J Eastern Star Home Bridgewater | 3.3 | 82 | 2.27 | 4.15 | 29.4% | 5 | None |
| Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway Piscataway · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.4 | 124 | 2.28 | 3.94 | 41.9% | 2 | $16,149 |
| Careone at Somerset Valley Bound Brook | 4.0 | 64 | 1.94 | 4.37 | 38.9% | 4 | None |
| The Arbor at Laurel Circle Bridgewater | 4.3 | 64 | 2.65 | 4.55 | 31.1% | 5 | $25,857 |
| Rose Mountain Care Center New Brunswick | 5.6 | 112 | 2.36 | 3.72 | 25.3% | 4 | None |
| Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Hillsborough Hillsborough | 5.7 | 126 | 2.46 | 4.12 | 33.3% | 4 | 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.