Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 215-bed for-profit nursing home in Trenton, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 36.0% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
512 Union StreetTrenton, NJ 08611
Mercer County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 10% below the New Jersey average. With about 162 residents a day, that works out to roughly 326 aide hours a day, or about 41 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
36.0% of nursing staff at Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and 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 25.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $325,922 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | Fine | $157,635 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Fine | $168,287 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Payment Denial | 76 days from Jan 23, 2026 |
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. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Waters Edge Care and Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 15, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Trenton Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC Trenton | 0.8 | 141 | 1.86 | 3.24 | 34.7% | 2 | None |
| Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Trenton · SFF candidate | 1.7 | 106 | 1.87 | 3.18 | 57.0% | 1 | $27,571 |
| Avant Rehabilitation and Care Center Trenton | 2.7 | 149 | 2.14 | 3.30 | 51.1% | 4 | None |
| Hamilton Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation, LLC Hamilton | 3.3 | 218 | 2.01 | 3.28 | 34.1% | 2 | $54,275 |
| Complete Care at Mercerville LLC Hamilton Township | 4.2 | 114 | 2.08 | 3.39 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged Trenton | 4.2 | 137 | 2.69 | 4.82 | 41.5% | 2 | $323,570 |
| Preferred Care at Mercer Ewing | 4.3 | 100 | 2.32 | 3.79 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Accela Post Acute Care at Hamilton Hamilton | 4.6 | 55 | 2.30 | 4.48 | 62.3% | 2 | $11,175 |
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.