Nursing home
Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation
962 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 242 certified beds
Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lakewood, New Jersey. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.84 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Oct 11, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation 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) | 3.84 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.32 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.23 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.3% | 40.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation
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 · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · 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 · May 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 12, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · May 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 12, 2023 - 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 · May 12, 2023
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
- 962 River Ave
Lakewood, NJ 08701 - CMS certification #
- 315190
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 242
- Avg residents/day
- 183.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-05-28
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
- 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.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 15, 2020 to Feb 14, 2022. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $30,310 owed to 64 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation (Leisure Chateau Acquisition, LLC.). Case 1956591.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus, Lakewood. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fountainview Care Center, Lakewood. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hackensack Meridian At Home Ocean County, Brick. 4.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Medicine To Go Pharmacies. 2.4 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, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Brick Township Tcu, Brick, 4.4 miles away, straight line
Meridian Fresenius Dialysis At Brick, Brick, 4.6 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, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Nj, LLC, office in Brick, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Vna Of Central Jersey Home Care & Hospice, office in Toms River, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rwjbh Primary Care Services, Lakewood. 0.9 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 very 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 | See above |
| 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation an overall rating of 4 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 Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation staffed?
Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation reports 3.84 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Has Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation have?
Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation is certified for 242 beds.