Nursing HomeInspections

Mohawk Meadows

Nursing home in Lafayette, NJ

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1 O'Brien Lane, Lafayette, NJ 07848
Phone
(973) 383-6200
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
315044
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
159
Average residents per day
144
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Bemet LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 315044. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 19, 2024. CMS lists 21 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 3, 2021 to Aug 18, 2025): 3 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 18, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 18, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 18, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 19, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 21, 2023Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · infection-control inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Nov 21, 2023Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration · infection-control inspection		L
Immediate jeopardy, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 21. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $713,795 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Nov 21, 2023Fine: $713,795
Nov 21, 2023Payment denial for 8 days from Jan 3, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
2.83 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.43 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.83 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.46 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
18%
RN turnover (yearly)
19%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.