Preakness Healthcare Center
Public record summary
About this facility — Preakness Healthcare Center
Preakness Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wayne, New Jersey. It is licensed for 406 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).
It is one of 16 senior care facilities in Wayne and 348 skilled nursing facilities across New Jersey. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Preakness Healthcare Center 49 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $15,646 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
