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CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Medford Leas is a 126-bed skilled nursing home in New Jersey, owned by Abby Loftus. The facility accepts Medicare and private pay options. For visitors, the surrounding neighborhood holds a walkability score of 26 out of 100, indicating a car-dependent suburban location where families will generally need a vehicle to run errands or travel to the property.
A short-term therapy orientation defines the daily operational footprint, with individual stays averaging a brief 21 days. This rapid turnaround supports a population transitioning from hospital visits, alongside long-term residents, keeping the building’s occupancy at 61 percent. Around-the-clock staffing delivers an average of 11 hours and 20 minutes of daily nursing care per resident, with nurse aides providing 7 hours and 58 minutes of that total to manage daily physical therapies and routine clinical needs.
Official evaluation logs from state health departments show that the facility has maintained standard regulatory compliance across its inspection history. Recent oversight records include a specialized survey of infection control that confirmed full adherence to state and CDC guidelines, with zero deficiencies. When checking the broader long-term dataset, the center maintains an overall citations-per-inspection rate of zero, with no historical fines, enforcement actions, or complaint investigations on record.
Prospective residents evaluating local care properties or post-hospital recovery settings can use these state regulatory filings to assess the property’s operational background. The public documents outline a car-dependent suburban campus that provides extensive daily nursing hours, a dedicated wellness center, and outdoor access to an on-site nature preserve and arboretum, balanced against a clean historical track record in state safety and infection control surveys.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 1st out of 274 homes in New Jersey for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 5h 15m per day | ▲ 668% State avg: 41m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 41m per day | ▼ 28% State avg: 56m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 4h 24m per day | ▲ 97% State avg: 2h 14m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 7h 41m per day | ▲ 123% State avg: 3h 27m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 1h 1m per day | ▲ 918% State avg: 6m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 2h 55m per day | ▲ 505% State avg: 29m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Lower than the New Jersey average: 77%Medford Leas is administrated by Ms. Lisa Heinkel.
Officers are individuals or entities with formal legal or financial responsibility for the organization that owns this facility
Anne Matlack, Ms . Haley Driscoll, Jeremy Vickers, Ms . Kathryn Dunlap, Walter Evans
In New Jersey, the Department of Health, Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing conducts mandatory unannounced surveys to ensure facilities provide safe and effective resident care.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the New Jersey state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | NJ Average | vs. NJ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 8 | 18 | This facility has 56% fewer total deficiencies than a typical New Jersey nursing home (8 vs. NJ avg 18).↓ 56% better |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2021.
| 1.6 | 3.6 | This facility has 56% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical New Jersey nursing home (1.6 vs. NJ avg 3.6).↓ 56% better |
|
Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 4 | 2 | This facility has 100% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical New Jersey nursing home (4 vs. NJ avg 2).↑ 100% worse |
Inspections
| This Facility | NJ Average | vs. NJ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 2 | 9 | This facility has 78% fewer total inspections than a typical New Jersey nursing home (2 vs. NJ avg 9).↓ 78% better |
|
Inspections with deficiencies
Inspections that resulted in at least one regulatory deficiency.
| 0 | 22 | This facility has 100% fewer inspections with deficiencies than a typical New Jersey nursing home (0 vs. NJ avg 22).↓ 100% better |
|
Inspection deficiency rate
Percentage of inspections that resulted in at least one deficiency.
| 0% | 244% | This facility has 244 percentage points lower inspection deficiency rate than a typical New Jersey nursing home (0% vs. NJ avg 244%).↓ 244% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
New Jersey average 4
Last Health inspection on Feb 2025
New Jersey average 20.9
New Jersey average 5.35
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
All 8 citations resulted from standard inspections.
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 0.7
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 0.4
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Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
451% more staff per resident than New Jersey average
23% worse than New Jersey average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
All 18 RN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
18
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.9 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
All 6 LPN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
6
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.6 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
All 31 CNA Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
31
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
6.7 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
3,060 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 31 | 0 | 31 | 3,937 | 92 | 100% | 6.7 |
| Registered Nurse | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2,859 | 92 | 100% | 7.9 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,615 | 64 | 70% | 5.4 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 3 | 3 | 912 | 70 | 76% | 7.5 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 3 | 3 | 836 | 68 | 74% | 6.6 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 6 | 0 | 6 | 606 | 58 | 63% | 8.6 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 5 | 5 | 581 | 71 | 77% | 6.3 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 460 | 59 | 64% | 7.8 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 3 | 3 | 401 | 56 | 61% | 7.2 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 361 | 62 | 67% | 4.2 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 246 | 61 | 66% | 3.9 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 57 | 62% | 4 |
| Other Physician | 2 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 61 | 66% | 3.5 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 33 | 36% | 6 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 42 | 46% | 2.2 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 36 | 39% | 2 |
| Medical Director | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 26 | 28% | 1.8 |
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
60.2%
24% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 78.9%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 1.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
84.4%
5% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 80.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
12.6%
50% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 25.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
5.6%
32% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 8.2%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
1.5%
95% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
70.5%
31% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
82.8%
64% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
85% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
15% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
9Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community offering multiple care levels
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Medford Leas based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #21 / 272Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 21st out of 272 homes in New Jersey. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the New Jersey average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Most residents typically stay for a few weeks or months before returning home or moving on.
1.6 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Medford's city center to Medford Leas's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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The legal owner and operator of Medford Leas is The Estaugh T/A Medford Leas.
Medford Leas has a walk score of 26. Somewhat walkable. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.
According to NJ state health department records, Medford Leas's license number is 10C001.
According to NJ state health department records, Medford Leas's license expires on February 28, 2026.
Medford Leas's occupancy is 61%.
Ms. LISA HEINKEL is the administrator of Medford Leas.
Medford Leas has 126 beds.
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