Nursing home
Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health
485 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Ocean Healthcare (11 facilities) · 160 certified beds
Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lakewood, New Jersey. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health 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.
| Metric | This facility | New Jersey avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.07 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.3% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the March 11, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 28, 2026
What inspectors found at Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 485 River Ave
Lakewood, NJ 08701 - CMS certification #
- 315115
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 134.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-03-27
- Chain
- Ocean Healthcare (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ocean Healthcare
Ocean Healthcare operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ocean Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2019, 1 violation cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Ocean-E
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 21, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 12, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center.
- Feb 19, 2019: referral inspection, records only (health). Case closed Mar 12, 2019. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $1,000 proposed, $750 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center.
Details
- Serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $1,000 proposed, $750 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus, Lakewood. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fountainview Care Center, Lakewood. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hackensack Meridian At Home Ocean County, Brick. 4.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Westgate Pharmacy. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08701 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Lakewood, Lakewood, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Brick Township Tcu, Brick, 4.0 miles away, straight line
Meridian Fresenius Dialysis At Brick, Brick, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08701.
Swan Hospice, office in Lakewood, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Nj, LLC, office in Brick, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vna Of Central Jersey Home Care & Hospice, office in Toms River, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rwjbh Primary Care Services, Lakewood. 0.1 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
- Ocean-E (Zone E: Remaining areas.) 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health a good nursing home?
CMS gives Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health staffed?
Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health reports 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health have?
Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health is certified for 160 beds.