Overview
Preferred Care at Hamilton has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New Jersey average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Hamilton Square. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 56% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 12, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the New Jersey average of 8.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $48,825 in the past three years.
Preferred Care at Hamilton is a for-profit facility with 126 certified beds, caring for about 115 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1969.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 18%
Top 18%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $48,825
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.48 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.88 hrs
- Nurse aides2.23 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 126
- Average residents per day
- 115
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 14, 1969
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes