Overview
Merry Heart Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the New Jersey average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Succasunna. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 70% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 26, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the New Jersey average of 8.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 40% of New Jersey nursing homes have been fined.
Merry Heart Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 113 certified beds, caring for about 105 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.98 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.19 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.26 hrs
- Nurse aides2.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.23 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Average residents per day
- 105
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 19, 1967
- 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