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Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center
502 Route 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 116 certified beds
Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 26, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center 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) | 3.51 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.03 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.5% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center
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
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 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 26, 2024 · 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 · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2023 - 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 · Apr 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2022 - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2022 - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2022 - 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 18, 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
- 502 Route 9 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 - CMS certification #
- 315193
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 116
- Avg residents/day
- 94.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-07-13
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation zone Cape May-B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center 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.
Our nurses work around the clock to provide expert nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Cape Regional Medical Center Inc, Cape May Court House. 5.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oceanview, Ocean View. 4.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cape Regional Home Health Care, LLC, Cape May Court House. 9.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Reef Family Pharmacy. 7.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 08210 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Cape May, Cape May Court House, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc North Cape May, Cape May, 14.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 08210.
Patient Care Hospice, office in Egg Harbor Township, 17.7 miles away, straight line
Hospice At Lsmnj, Inc., office in Egg Harbor Township, 20.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Angelic Hospice, office in West Atlantic City, 21.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Aloysius Onwuka, MD, Cape May Court House. 4.6 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
- Cape May-B (Zone B: Most of the rest of the county is at risk to flooding from surge with the exception of most of Zone C.) 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 Cape May County, NJ, risk to homes is greater than 85% of communities in New Jersey and 78% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively high, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center staffed?
Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center have?
Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Center is certified for 116 beds.