Peace Care St Ann's
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Quality Concerns Identified
Medicare inspection and quality data reveal areas that families should carefully evaluate before choosing this facility.
Above average in NJ · Meets national RN staffing standard · No penalties on record
What this means for your family
Peace Care St Ann's is highly regarded for its cleanliness and effective rehab programs, making it a popular choice for short-term recovery. However, given the serious reports of medication errors and inconsistent staffing, we strongly advise families to visit frequently, monitor medication administration, and maintain open communication with the nursing supervisors.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
162 reviews on Google“Peace Care St Ann's receives high praise for its cleanliness, welcoming atmosphere, and dedicated nursing staff, with many families noting significant improvements in their loved ones' mobility during rehab. However, a small but vocal group of reviewers reports serious concerns regarding medication errors, neglect, and understaffing, particularly during off-hours. Families considering this facility should weigh the frequent positive reports of compassionate care against these critical allegations of safety lapses.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Clean, well-maintained facility
- Warm, attentive nursing and CNA staff
- Effective physical rehabilitation programs
- Welcoming and professional front-desk/security team
Concerns
- Medication management errors leading to severe health outcomes (mentioned by 3 reviewers)
- Understaffing and reliance on temporary agency staff (mentioned by 3 reviewers)
- Inattentive or dismissive care during off-hours/weekends (mentioned by 3 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 163 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility actively engages with reviewer feedback.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1I noticed your team is very active in responding to feedback online; how do you use that family input to continuously improve the resident experience?
- 2With the facility having a capacity of 120 residents, what specific protocols do you have in place to ensure consistent medication management and accuracy for every individual?
- 3How do you maintain a consistent level of care and familiarity for residents when utilizing supplemental or agency staff members?
- 4What steps are taken to ensure that the level of attention and support remains high during weekends and evening hours?
- 5Could you walk me through the daily activity calendar and explain how you tailor these programs to keep residents engaged and active?
- 6Given the importance of physical rehabilitation here, how do you coordinate between the therapy team and the nursing staff to ensure a resident's progress is monitored closely?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The staff are angels. The nearness and environment is so so therapeutic.”
“My mom was there for only 5 days before she went into a diabetic coma and was unresponsive due to them not giving her one of glucose medications for 5 day.”
“My grandfather was recently moved into long-term care... the staff have been friendly, attentive, and genuinely caring, not just with his needs, but with our family’s questions and concerns too.”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026Total nursing hours are below minimum, though RN coverage is adequate. This may mean fewer aides for daily tasks like bathing and mobility.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
Peace Care St Ann's shows recurring issues across multiple care areas that families should consider carefully. The facility has faced deficiencies in resident assessment and care planning, infection control, and fire safety systems across multiple surveys from 2020 to 2024, indicating persistent operational challenges. One complaint was filed by families in August 2025 regarding quality standards. While the facility has corrected most issues when cited, the pattern of repeated deficiencies in core care areas suggests ongoing systemic concerns.
Mar 9, 2026Routine24
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Mar 9, 2026Complaint2
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Aug 21, 2025Complaint1
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Oct 17, 2024Routine14
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress Deficiencies
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Egress Deficiencies
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nov 22, 2022Routine28
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Egress Deficiencies
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Egress Deficiencies
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Services Deficiencies
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Egress Deficiencies
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Egress Deficiencies
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Services Deficiencies
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Sep 24, 2020Routine2
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Peace Care St Ann's
nonprofit
Ownership & Management
Owners
Peace Care INC
Owner · Organization
Peace Ministries INC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Key personnel
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References & Resources
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