Aristacare At Whiting is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-02-14. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (732) 849-4300 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Aristacare At Whiting holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 70.8/100, placing it #7941 of 14703 facilities nationally and #281 of 348 in New Jersey. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Aristacare At Whiting receives a reported average of 3 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 19 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 57 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 4 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 2 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 61.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 29 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $190,137. 15 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 203.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Aristacare At Whiting ranks 7941st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 70.8/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within NJ, it ranks 281st out of 348 nursing homes. In Whiting, it ranks 3rd out of 4 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 4th of 5. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,716 nationally and RN hours rank #12,504 nationally (#305 in NJ). Our composite quality score of 70.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Whiting, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_jersey/whiting/