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Applewood Village, Applewood Drive

1 Applewood Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds

Medicare and Medicaid certified
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Applewood Village, Applewood Drive is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Freehold, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.02 hours per resident per day, above the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 27, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.

5 out of 5Overall CMS rating
4 out of 5Health inspections
5 out of 5Staffing
60 bedsCertified beds

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating5/5
Health inspections4/5
Staffing5/5
Quality measures5/5
Long-stay quality5/5
Short-stay quality5/5

How Applewood Village, Applewood Drive compares

This facility vs. the New Jersey and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.

MetricThis facilityNew Jersey avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)6.023.863.89above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)1.460.690.68above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)2.972.232.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover38.1%40.9%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection2.08.59.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

6.02Total nurse hrs/resident/day
1.46RN hrs/resident/day
1.58LPN hrs/resident/day
2.97Aide hrs/resident/day
5.56Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff38.1%
Registered nurses23.1%
Administrator changes0 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Nov 27, 2024Most recent inspection
2Deficiencies found
20Health inspection score
0Fines
  • Every deficiency from the November 27, 2024 inspection was corrected by December 16, 2024

What inspectors found at Applewood Village, Applewood Drive

Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.

  • Potential for harm

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

    Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 21, 2022

Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.

About this facility

Address
1 Applewood Drive
Freehold, NJ 07728
CMS certification #
315292
Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
60
Avg residents/day
35.8
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
1990-03-20
Setting
Urban

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Location and nearby

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Other public records

  • Website says Transportation
  • Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Monmouth-F
Full public records, with dates and sources

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Applewood Village, Applewood Drive says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

  • Provides transportation. Transportation (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • Apartment types named: two-bedroom, cottage or villa. Regardless of whether you prefer a one- or two-bedroom apartment or cottage with a garage/workspace, you will get all the support you need to ensure your space truly feels like a home. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
  • One-time entrance fee: charged. You secure your cottage or apartment home with a one-time entrance fee that secures your apartment home for as long as you live at Applewood Village. (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Centrastate Medical Center, Freehold. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
The Manor, Freehold. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Hackensack Meridian At Home Monmouth County, Neptune. 10.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 07728 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Dci Freehold, Freehold, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Freehold Dialysis, Manalapan, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Jackson Township Dialysis, Jackson, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice
26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 07728.
Dove Hospice Services Of New Jersey, LLC, office in Manalapan, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hackensack Meridian Hospice, office in Neptune, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Embracing Hospice Care Of New Jersey, office in Wall, 13.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Rgohel LLC, Freehold. 1.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Emergency and natural hazard risk

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Hurricane evacuation zone
Monmouth-F (Evacuation Zones mirror Surge Maps from FEMA but remove islands of higher elevations surrounded by lower elevations.) on the New Jersey hurricane evacuation zones (2020 hurricane evacuation study). (FEMA Region 2 / New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, map updated Jan 8, 2024)
Flood zone
Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

What we checked

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026Nothing on record
Hurricane evacuation zone mapsSee above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteSee above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Applewood Village, Applewood Drive a good nursing home?

CMS gives Applewood Village, Applewood Drive an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Applewood Village, Applewood Drive staffed?

Applewood Village, Applewood Drive reports 6.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.

Has Applewood Village, Applewood Drive had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.

How many beds does Applewood Village, Applewood Drive have?

Applewood Village, Applewood Drive is certified for 60 beds.