Brakeley Park Center
Nursing Home Facility
290 Red School Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Brakeley Park Center is located in historic Phillipsburg, New Jersey in the Lehigh Valley. This rural town is situated at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers. Our Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility provides focused attention to our patients and residents where everyone is known by name and welcomed into our community. In the recovery process, you or your loved one will become the center of our team and help to direct the care that will assist to reclaim strength, vitality and capabilities.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
Brakeley Park Center is licensed for 120 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 95% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 41%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 26 problems at Brakeley Park Center. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $47,746.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Brakeley Park Center offers assisted living, nursing home care, independent living, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 95%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 41%
- Last health inspection May 2025
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