Nursing homes › New Jersey › Lopatcong Center
390 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 · 9088590200 · 153 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Genesis Healthcare, a group operating 185 facilities in 18 states. Group record: average rating 2.4/5, 25 abuse citation icons, 18 facilities on the Special Focus list, $7,901,461 in federal fines. This facility rates above its group average (2.4/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.07 (New Jersey median: 3.60). RN hours: 0.53. Weekend total: 2.78. Nursing staff turnover: 38%.
All-time on record: 24 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | F | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2025-06-16 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | F | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2025-06-16 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | E | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2025-06-16 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2025-06-16 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2025-06-16 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2025-06-16 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-09 |
| 2024-06-25 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-07-31 |
| 2024-02-06 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
| 2024-02-06 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2024-03-12 |
No federal fines or payment denials on record.
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS OPERATIONS IV LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 12/31/2011 |
| FC-GEN OPERATIONS INVESTMENT LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 04/01/2011 |
| GEN OPERATIONS I LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 04/01/2011 |
| GEN OPERATIONS II LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 04/01/2011 |
| GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 02/02/2015 |
| GENESIS HEALTHCARE LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 04/01/2011 |
| GENESIS HOLDINGS LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 02/02/2015 |
| SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 02/02/2015 |
| WHITMAN, ARNOLD | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 12/31/2011 |
| BERG, MICHAEL | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2012 |
| BRIDGEFORD, LAURA | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| MENDELSON, AVI | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| AVERSA, THADDEUS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2002 |
| SCHEIER, BARRY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/27/2023 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 315202. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.