Preferred Care Holdings, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Preferred Care of New Jersey 401(k) Plan
Lakewood, NJHealth Care & Social Assistance1,816 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$121Employer $ per active participant
$690Employee $ saved per active participant
1.66%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$4.7MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity8.3 / 5017th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost0.5 / 252th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.3 / 1515th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features0 / 10No auto-enrollment or default investment reported
- Red-flag deductions-8 pts2 issues reported on the filing
Total score3 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 17th |
| Lower admin cost | 2th |
| Employee saving | 15th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 36% |
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Red flags from the filing
Auditor disclaimer: the auditor issued a disclaimer of opinion.
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $12,367 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Preferred Care Holdings put in about $121 per active participant, below the typical peer ($976). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (1.66% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $219,152 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,251,925 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $135,218 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $66,384 |
| Contract administrator fees | $66,384 |
| Benefits paid out | $555,794 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $3.3M / $4.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,964 / 1,667 |
| Participants with account balances | 255 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Allan Goodman, CPA PC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Benefit Plans Plus LLC | $11,070 reported compensation |
| John Hancock Life Insurance Company | $1,950 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250723131743NAL0002047395001, received 2025-07-23, EIN 47-5373918, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.