Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Bridgewater is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1981-07-06. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (908) 722-7022 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Bridgewater holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 74.3/100, placing it #6238 of 14703 facilities nationally and #239 of 348 in New Jersey. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Bridgewater receives a reported average of 4 hours 2 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 1 minute; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 32 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 29 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 32 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 45.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Bridgewater with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $7,901. 4 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $7,901, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 76.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Bridgewater ranks 6238th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 74.3/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within NJ, it ranks 239th out of 348 nursing homes. In Bridgewater, it ranks 4th out of 4 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 4th of 4. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,575 nationally and RN hours rank #1,903 nationally (#44 in NJ). Our composite quality score of 74.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Bridgewater, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_jersey/bridgewater/