Lakewood, NJ

Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health

2-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 10 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

485 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ

(732) 364-7100

Compare this facility

Overall

2 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

2 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

1 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

160

Certified beds

Average residents

135

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Ocean Healthcare

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1979-03-27

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

11 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.37

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.69 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.70

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.94 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.00

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.23 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.07

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.06

RN + LPN hours · state 1.62 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.82

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.25

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.49 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.01

Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.41

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.39

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.24

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

39%

Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

34%

Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

7,243

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

30.30

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9859

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

3.99

Baseline 23.30% · Performance 20.49% · Measure score 3.99 · Achievement 2.04 · Improvement 3.99

Healthcare-associated infections

0

Baseline 7.03% · Performance 8.36% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

6.41

Baseline 41.86% · Performance 37.50% · Measure score 6.41 · Achievement 6.41 · Improvement 2.06

Adjusted total nurse staffing

1.72

Baseline 4.04 hours · Performance 3.57 hours · Measure score 1.72 · Achievement 1.72 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	9.12%	10.72% 1.6 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 169 · Observed rate 7.1% · Lower 95% interval 6.72%
Discharge to community	58.47%	50.57% 7.9 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 138 · Observed rate 47.83% · Lower 95% interval 48.19%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.24	1.02 0.2 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up	93.7%	95.27% 1.6 pts worse	Numerator 119 · Denominator 127
Falls with major injury	1.57%	0.77% 0.8 pts worse	Numerator 2 · Denominator 127
Discharge self-care score	63.08%	53.69% 9.4 pts better	Numerator 41 · Denominator 65
Discharge mobility score	46.15%	50.94% 4.8 pts worse	Numerator 30 · Denominator 65
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	5.51%	2.29% 3.2 pts worse	Numerator 7 · Denominator 127 · Adjusted rate 3.63%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	8.36%	7.12% 1.2 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 102 · Observed rate 12.75% · Lower 95% interval 5.34%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	13.77%	8.2% 5.6 pts better	Numerator 23 · Denominator 167
Staff flu vaccination coverage	Not Available	42%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Discharge function score	70.77%	56.45% 14.3 pts better	Numerator 46 · Denominator 65
Transfer of health information to provider	98.28%	95.95% 2.3 pts better	Numerator 57 · Denominator 58
Transfer of health information to patient	100%	96.28% 3.7 pts better	Numerator 34 · Denominator 34
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	10.94%	25.2% 14.3 pts worse	Numerator 7 · Denominator 64

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	3.2	2.1 1.1 pts worse	1.9 1.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 3.2 · Observed 3.9 · Expected 2.3 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.9	1.1 0.8 pts worse	1.8 0.1 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 2.0 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	70.1%	93.0% 22.9 pts worse	93.4% 23.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 67.2% · Q2 70.9% · Q3 72.1% · Q4 69.8% · 4Q avg 70.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	96.3%	97.2% 0.9 pts worse	95.5% 0.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.6%	2.4% 1.2 pts worse	3.3% 0.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.6% · Q2 5.5% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 0.8% · 4Q avg 3.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	4.5%	11.4% 6.9 pts better	11.4% 6.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.6% · Q2 4.3% · Q3 5.1% · Q4 2.8% · 4Q avg 4.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	7.4%	4.6% 2.8 pts worse	5.4% 2 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.4% · Q2 4.5% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 11.5% · 4Q avg 7.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	18.6%	19.0% 0.4 pts better	19.6% 1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.9% · Q2 16.2% · Q3 19.7% · Q4 19.5% · 4Q avg 18.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1% 0.1 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	7.0%	9.8% 2.8 pts better	16.3% 9.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.5% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 5.5% · Q4 7.9% · 4Q avg 7.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	5.1%	9.7% 4.6 pts better	14.9% 9.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.4% · Q2 6.1% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 5.1% · 4Q avg 5.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.8%	0.7% 0.1 pts worse	1.0% 0.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 1.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	1.2%	0.8% 0.4 pts worse	1.7% 0.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.7% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.6% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	17.7%	15.9% 1.8 pts worse	19.8% 2.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.9% · Q2 18.2% · Q3 15.4% · Q4 21.0% · 4Q avg 17.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	6.5%	6.0% 0.5 pts worse	5.1% 1.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.4% · Q2 6.5% · Q3 8.5% · Q4 4.7% · 4Q avg 6.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	45.9%	78.7% 32.8 pts worse	81.7% 35.8 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 45.0% · Q2 50.0% · Q3 42.4% · Q4 46.5% · 4Q avg 45.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	6.9%	8.2% 1.3 pts better	12.0% 5.1 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 6.9% · Observed 7.5% · Expected 12.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.6%	1.2% 0.6 pts better	1.6% 1 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.4% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	63.9%	80.1% 16.2 pts worse	79.7% 15.8 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 63.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.6%	25.4% 3.2 pts worse	23.9% 4.7 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 28.6% · Observed 36.6% · Expected 30.5% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-02-14 · Fire 2025-02-14

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-01-11 · Fire 2023-01-11

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)

6 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2020-12-11 · Fire 2020-12-11

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-14

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-04-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-14

K293 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-04-01

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-11

K222 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2023-03-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-11

K341 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2023-02-28

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-11

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-02-28

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-11

K711 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2023-02-24

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-11

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-03-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-11

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-02-24

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-14

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-04-01

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-14

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-04-01