Our Local, Certified, and Long-term Staffing

Quality of life has been shown to be directly related to retention of talented staff and adequate staffing patterns. At Little Brook, we are proud that our staffing meets both Federal and State requirements. Many of our direct care staff have been employed at Little Brook for up to 25 years. Our employees all live locally and many know the families and friends of our Residents.

 

Cynthia Bradford, LNHA
Administrator

Ms. Cynthia Bradford has served as the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) at Little Brook Nursing Home in Califon, New Jersey, since September 2021. In her role, she oversees all operations of the facility, including administration, nursing, dietary, maintenance, and housekeeping. With 18 years of experience as an Administrator, she has gained extensive knowledge from her previous role at one of the largest facilities in New Jersey, which has 543 beds, where she worked for 9 years as the Administrator.

Her responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining quality of care, and understanding the impact of leadership on Residents’ clinical outcomes. During the COVID-19 Pandemic she and her staff executed policies that resulted in No COVID-19 deaths among both her Residents and staff members.  An exemplary clinical outcome!

In addition to holding an LNHA license, she holds a B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics, an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting along with Registered Dietitian professional certification.

With over 40 years of experience in the healthcare field, she is a seasoned professional dedicated to her work. Her depth of knowledge, leadership and caring are invaluable assets to Little Brook and to the quality of care to its Residents.

To connect with Cynthia, click here or visit Contact Us in the above menu.

 

JP Hampilos, PhD
Assistant Administrator and Owner

Since acquiring Little Brook, JP and Little Brook’s management have applied the hands-on model of management known as “management by walking around.” Furthermore, JP believes that a senior’s golden years should be about living in peace, happiness, dignity, comfort, safety and good health and that our Residents deserve excellent and comprehensive high skilled nursing care. This is Little Brook’s mission. He also believes that providing this care is not a job, but a calling. This nursing care philosophy is what Little Brook is about. It is rare that a philosophy—or a set of beliefs—is realized. But, at Little Brook it truly is!  Since 2005, Little Brook has had five “NO DEFICIENCY” New Jersey State Surveys, earned 5-Star ratings (from CMS¹—the federal government reviewer U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) several years in a row, and for 2018-2019 Little Brook was rated as “One of the Best Nursing Homes in the U.S.” by U.S. News and World Report².  These achievements have complemented Little Brook’s reputation in the community from Mendham to Frenchtown and Washington to Readington.
To connect with JP, click here or visit Contact Us in the above menu.

 

Cynthia M. Raymundo, BSN, RN
Director of Nursing

Cynthia, fondly called “Cindy” is a dedicated and experienced Clinical Nurse Leader with 25 years of combined nursing expertise spanning multiple specialties and healthcare systems across the United States and Australia.

Her journey began in Virginia, where she started her career on a telemetry floor, honing her skills in cardiac monitoring and acute patient care. With a passion for leadership and improving patient outcomes, she transitioned into the role of Patient Care Facilitator and Clinical Nurse Leader, where she played a pivotal role in coordinating care and optimizing clinical workflows.

In 2018, while waiting for her nursing license in New Jersey, she unexpectedly found herself working in long-term care and subacute settings—an experience that sparked a deep appreciation for the geriatric population. Since then, she has been committed to advocating for older adults, ensuring they receive compassionate, high-quality care tailored to their unique needs.

With a wealth of experience across diverse healthcare environments, Cindy continues to lead with excellence, fostering innovation, mentorship, and patient-centered care in every role she undertakes.

 

Elizabeth (Betsy) Caissie
Office Manager

Betsy Caissie, Office Manager, has been with Little Brook since 2017.  Betsy brought over 20 years of administration and finance experience in the health care sector to Little Brook with 10 years in the nursing home industry. She is responsible for various administrative duties including, but not limited to, finance, the roll-out of our new electronic health records system and human resources. Additionally, Betsy’s duties include regulatory reporting, payroll management and admissions.

 

 

Anne McLean, ADPC
Activities Director

Anne is an activities professional who has worked with residents at Little Brook since 2007. She believes in focusing on the residents’ abilities rather than disabilities and uses recreational activities – both physical and mental – and therapeutic programs to enhance quality of life and to just have some fun. Frequent events include holiday and seasonal celebrations, daily physical and cognitive exercise, live performances, religious services, and more.

 

 

Dr. Sandira Segaram, MD, FACP
Medical Director

Dr. Segaram is a fellow in the American College of Physicians. He grew up in Sri Lanka and graduated from the University of Sri Lanka and was on staff at the medical facility there. He completed his residency training at United Medical Center of Newark, NJ and is board certified in Internal Medicine. He is on staff at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center and has been the Medical Director at Little Brook since 1994.

 

 

 

 

Quick Facts

Little Brook Nursing & Convalescent Home (“Little Brook”) was founded in 1955, by Dr. Jorgensen who believed in caring for his community’s elders, was licensed as a New Jersey Skilled Nursing Facility in 1960, has had only four local family ownerships in over 69 years and has many weathered several financial, personnel and clinical crises—most recently the COVID-19 Pandemic and its financial sequelae.  As a minority owned, local, small business, Drs. Rosa Maria Fernandez and her husband, John P. Hampilos, have owned Little Brook for almost two decades and proudly employee over 40 local citizens as staff members who care for their Residents. To date, their stewardship and their staff’s execution of policies and practices resulted in no Resident deaths from COVID-19. Also, none of their staff members passed away from COVID-19. Little Brook is grateful to the Federal, State and Local governments for supplies, funding and guidances.

– Cozy 36 Bed Country Inn Nestled in Northeastern Hunterdon County
– Awarded a 5-STAR Government Rating in 2016, 2017 and 2018 ¹
– U.S. News & World Report ² 2018-2019 award recipient — “One of the Best Nursing Homes in the U.S.”
– Serving Our Community’s Rehab & Long-term Care Needs
– A Licensed Skilled Long-Term Care Nursing Home since 1960
– Little Brook is Now Accepting Transfer Applications
– Single Level for Easy Access to All Rooms in Our Home
– Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Sensitive Staff
– Geriatrics Medical Director and Physical Therapist on Staff
– Home-Like, Non-Institutional Setting on 6 Acre Estate
– No Deposits Required (when payor source confirmed); All Inclusive Flat Rate; No End-of-Month Surprise Add-on Charges for Equipment, Supplies or Services*
– Private and Semi-Private (Double Only) Rooms Available
– 24 Hour Nursing Care; Short-Term/Medicare Rehab; Respite Stays
– Staffed by Certified, Local, Long-Term Employees
– Home Cooked Meals on Site; Organized Daily Activities
– Free Access to LED TV & Cable, Telephone and Internet
– Medicare/Medicaid Certified
– Local Family Owned and Operated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78 Sliker Road #398
Califon, NJ 07830
Phone: 908-832-2220
Fax: 908-832-6565
general@littlebrooknursinghome.com

* A division of Little Brook Home, Inc.

¹   CMS Rating (December 2018): https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html
²  U.S. News & World Report (October 2018): https://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/press-room/articles/2018-10-30/us-news-names-best-nursing-homes-for-2018-19