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Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center

3000 Hilltop Road, Whiting, NJ 087597328494400Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 200Avg. daily residents: 151County: Ocean
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.

The complete public record on Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Whiting, New Jersey, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New Jersey average: 3.3 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★☆☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation And Nursing Center holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $306,201 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.09 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.85)
0.34 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.68)
2.74 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
43.7% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (39.7)
21.4% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

January 23, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
16 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (8.7)
23 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$306,201 in federal fines across 5 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($34,964)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

40 citations on record across recent inspections, 10 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
February 10, 20260755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 5, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
February 5, 20260835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 5, 20260836Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all… ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 6, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
April 2, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
April 2, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
January 23, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 23, 20250712Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 23, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.