30 Nursing Homes That Accept Medicaid in Ocean County, New Jersey
30 of the 32 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Ocean County, New Jersey (94%) are Medicaid-certified, and all are listed below. They average 3.54 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.12 hours below the 3.66 for every home in Ocean County, New Jersey. Nurse staff turnover runs 46.4%, 1.2 points higher than the 45.2% across all homes there. Childrens Specialized Hospital Toms River in Toms River grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How Medicaid-certified homes in Ocean County, New Jersey compare
This group set against every nursing home in Ocean County, New Jersey, from the current CMS release.
Complete Care At Arbors is a 120-bed for-profit in Toms River, and the numbers tell a mixed story. The clinical quality measures are excellent, a 5/5 star rating there, and the last inspection was recent, in March 2025, with 22 deficiencies on record but none rising to harm or jeopardy and nothing abuse-related. Where it slips is staffing: 3.17 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average, with weekends about 13% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 49.5%, a few points above the national 45.8%. If your family member needs steady hands-on help, ask specifically how the floor is covered on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Tallwoods Care Center runs 180 certified beds in Bayville under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.31 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, running about 15% below the home's own weekday coverage, which matters most when families visit and when residents need help between therapy and meals. Staff turnover is 49.6% against a national 45.8%, so many of the people caring for residents are still learning the building. The inspection record shows 18 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a single $13,452 fine. The most recent inspection was November 26, 2025.
Complete Care At Holiday City runs on thinner nursing coverage than most places, 3.09 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 8% below its own weekday numbers. That gap shows up in the federal staffing rating, which sits at the bottom of the scale. Turnover is the other number worth sitting with: 59.7% annually, well above the 45.8% national average, meaning the people caring for residents are often new to the building. Nineteen deficiencies are on the current record, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse. The five-star quality measure rating reflects how residents are doing on paper, but it doesn't offset thin staffing or a recent inspection finding harm.
Complete Care at Brick runs 137 beds under a for-profit limited liability company, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth noticing. Nurses provide 3.54 hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 9% below the home's own weekday coverage. Annual turnover sits at 71.9% against a national average of 45.8%, most of the people caring for your family member are new, or will be soon.
The record shows 30 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in September 2025. Quality measures score well. The gap is staffing: consistently thin coverage, thinning further on weekends, sustained by a workforce that keeps leaving.
Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health runs 160 beds in Lakewood under for-profit LLC ownership, and its record shows two very different stories. The staffing side is mixed: 3.13 nurse hours per resident day sits about 19% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday levels, but turnover at 35.7% actually beats the national 45.8%, which suggests people who take jobs here tend to stay. The trouble is everything else. Inspectors have cited 20 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with a $101,112 fine on record and a February 2025 inspection that left the health and quality ratings at the bottom of the scale.
Rose Garden runs about 3.70 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 4% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 17% below its own weekday coverage. Turnover sits at 41.7%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, but the current record shows 21 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $17,345 fine. State inspectors were last on site September 18, 2025, and the health inspection rating came back 2 out of 5 even as the quality measure score hit 4 out of 5, a split worth asking about, since that quality number partly reflects how well the home reports its own data. The individual for-profit owner means no chain resources to lean on. Ask what changed since September.
Complete Care at Laurelton runs about 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 12 percent under the national average, and weekends dip another 10 percent below its own weekdays. That thin coverage shows up in the numbers that matter most: staff turnover sits at 72.4 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent, meaning most of the people caring for your relative are new, or about to be. The health inspection record carries 24 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and one abuse-related, with $163,101 in fines. Its last inspection was June 2025. The quality measure score looks strong on paper, but that's largely built from charted data, not from how the place is actually staffed day to day.
Crystal Lake runs 235 beds in Bayville under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are thin: 3.50 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 8% below its own weekdays. That shortfall matters more given what inspectors have found, 55 deficiencies on record, 10 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 9 abuse-related, plus four CMS fines totaling $418,269. Annual turnover sits at 54.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing care keep changing. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes. The most recent inspection was May 8, 2025.
Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center runs a 120-bed for-profit operation, and the staffing numbers tell a story worth sitting with. At 2.81 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 27% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 12% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover at 51.3% tops the national figure, and the inspection record shows 51 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level, with two tied to abuse. Federal fines total $297,722, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the poorest performers. The most recent inspection was December 2024.
Whiting Gardens runs 200 beds, and its recent inspection history is the part that worries me most. Forty deficiencies on the current record, ten of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy, plus five tied to abuse, that pattern is why CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems. Nurse staffing sits at 3.09 hours per resident day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and weekends drop another 11 percent below its own weekdays, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 43.7 percent is slightly better than average, but four fines totaling $235,564 tell you the state has been watching closely.
Frequently asked questions
How many Medicaid-certified nursing homes are there in Ocean County, New Jersey?
There are 30 Medicaid-certified Medicare-certified nursing homes in Ocean County, New Jersey, 94% of the 32 nursing homes there.
Are Medicaid-certified nursing homes better staffed?
In Ocean County, New Jersey they average 3.54 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.66 for all nursing homes in Ocean County, New Jersey, a difference of -0.12 hours. Staff turnover averages 46.4% against 45.2%.
Which Medicaid-certified nursing home grades best in Ocean County, New Jersey?