Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
3000 Hilltop Road, Whiting, NJ · (732) 849-4400
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 200
- Residents per day
- 136
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 30, 1990
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New Jersey.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Jersey homes
Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center carries 285.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 2% of New Jersey's 346 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New Jersey: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–18 pts
- 4★ 18–37 pts
- 3★ 37–60 pts
- 2★ 60–93.75 pts
- 1★ over 93.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in New Jersey by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
43 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (11)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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H
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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H
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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G
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care6E
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Administration5F
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Rights5D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Pharmacy Service3D
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- E
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- F
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- D
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control2F
- F
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1E
- E
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspection history
2026-07-09
9 health deficiencies · 15 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2025-01-23
22 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
2023-03-09
12 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 13 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 13 min
New Jersey average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 48% of nursing staff and 31% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$345,528 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Fine | $108,622 |
| 2026-02-05 | Fine | $16,859 |
| 2025-11-06 | Fine | $62,828 |
| 2025-04-02 | Fine | $91,176 |
| 2024-10-11 | Fine | $66,043 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.4 pts worse | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.3 pts worse | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine4.1 pts better | 97.1% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.3 pts better | 98.1% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.4 pts worse | 5.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.3 pts better | 11.2% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.1 pts worse | 6.8% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication20.4 pts worse | 39.2% | 18.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication14.4 pts worse | 27.3% | 12.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened12.8 pts worse | 20.1% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased11 pts worse | 19.3% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.3 pts worse | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.1 pts better | 9.1% | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.3 pts worse | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine15 pts better | 94.0% | 79.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.7 pts worse | 11.8% | 8.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine18 pts better | 97.5% | 79.5% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission11.7 pts worse | 35.8% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
12 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abramczyk, Jacob | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 52% | 4 facilities |
| Abramczyk, Naftoli | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 4 facilities |
| Shapiro, Bradley | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 2 facilities |
| Abramczyk, Joseph | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 14% | 3 facilities |
| Abramczyk, Joseph | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Abramczyk, Naftoli | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Abramczyk, Naftoli | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Newpoint Real Estate Capital LLC | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Shapiro, Bradley | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Shapiro, Sima | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Ttyy LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
26 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems7F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
- F
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
- F
Ensure gas and vacuum systems are inspected and tested as part of a maintenance program.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Egress5F
- F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- E
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.
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- D
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Ensure that any exit in an area undergoing construction, repair, or improvements shall be inspected daily to ensure its ability to be used instantly in case of emergency.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- F
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
- F
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
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