Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home Facility
439 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618
Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a senior care community located in Trenton, NJ. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Trenton area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (609) 396-2646.
With 106 beds, Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is smaller than most nearby options, senior care communities in Trenton average about 150 beds. Smaller communities often mean more consistent day-to-day staffing and a calmer environment, while larger ones may have more specialized services on site. Which suits a particular person depends on the level of care needed.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 93% 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 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Trenton average about 2.2 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 13 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 57%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 75 problems at Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. 7 findings involved harm to a resident, including 6 that put residents in immediate danger. 12 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $27,571.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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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, widespread
Administration
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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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.
Belle Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Individual
- Beds / units 106
- Occupancy 93%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 57%
- Last health inspection January 2026
Resident & family reviews
I recently stayed at this facility for a length of time and would not recommend this facility to anyone.While the nursing staff are quite skilled and able and adept at being able to perform they're jobs and are really caring, they however are limited by they're administration and owners of the nursing home to do things with saving money and using the cheapest supplies available to them. With proper administrators and caring ones the nursing home could have potential but with the way that it is run good caring nurses and aides do not stay there long or are fired for trying to be too caring. patients there tend to be more than able to take care of themselves and seems to facility seems to be part nursing home/ part homeless shelter/ part block party as drinking and drug use seems pretty common. I would not recommend this facility to anyone who has other choices or means even if it means being further away from family.
by kenneth, Jun 2014