Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Complete Care at Green Acres
1931 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ 08755 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Complete Care (85 facilities) · 167 certified beds
Complete Care at Green Acres is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Toms River, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.56 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jul 31, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Complete Care at Green Acres 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) | 3.56 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.99 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.3% | 40.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | below 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 July 31, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 12, 2025
What inspectors found at Complete Care at Green Acres
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
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 · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 10, 2021 - 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 · Nov 10, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 10, 2021
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
- 1931 Lakewood Road
Toms River, NJ 08755 - CMS certification #
- 315265
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 167
- Avg residents/day
- 157.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-09-05
- Chain
- Complete Care (85 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Complete Care
Complete Care operates 85 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Complete Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Complete Care at Green Acres using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, no violations cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Ocean-E
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Complete Care at Green Acres says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We also provide advanced clinical specialties for those who require more time and assistance, in addition to around-the-clock nursing care, in a welcoming setting that feels like home.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: semi-private room.
Spacious private and semi-private accommodations with cozy touches and complimentary Wi-Fi
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Mar 1, 2002 to Mar 1, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $11,266 owed to 114 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Green Acres Nursing Home (Green Acres Manor Inc). Case 1329427.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 12, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Sep 17, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Complete Care at Green Acres.
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. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Childrens Specialized Hospital Toms River, Toms River. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurse Association Of Central Jersey Home Care And Hospice, Toms River. 3.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Medicine To Go Pharmacies. 3.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08755 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Lakewood, Lakewood, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc John J De Palma Renal Center, Toms River, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Ocean County Dialysis, Toms River, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 21 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08755.
Vna Of Central Jersey Home Care & Hospice, office in Toms River, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Holisticare Hospice Of New Jersey, LLC, office in Toms River, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Swan Hospice, office in Lakewood, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mid Atlantic Geriatric Associates Ocean Pa, Manchester. 3.5 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Toms River, NJ, risk to homes is greater than 87% of communities in New Jersey and 83% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Complete Care at Green Acres a good nursing home?
CMS gives Complete Care at Green Acres an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Complete Care at Green Acres staffed?
Complete Care at Green Acres reports 3.56 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Complete Care at Green Acres had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Complete Care at Green Acres have?
Complete Care at Green Acres is certified for 167 beds.