Phillipsburg Center
Nursing Home Facility
843 Wilbur Avenue, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
The Phillipsburg 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 and surrounded by rolling hills. We provide focused attention to our patients and residents where everyone is known by name and welcomed into our community. The customer is the center of our team and directs the care that will assist them to reclaim their strength, vitality and capabilities.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
Phillipsburg Center is licensed for 60 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 96% 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 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 1 star for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2025 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 47%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 8 problems at Phillipsburg Center. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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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, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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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
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.
Phillipsburg Center offers memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 60
- Occupancy 96%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 47%
- Last health inspection February 2025
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