Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1979-03-27. 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) 364-7100 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health 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 (3★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 52.9/100, placing it #13638 of 14703 facilities nationally and #340 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 Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health receives a reported average of 3 hours 4 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 22 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 42 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 49 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 34.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 4 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $40,000. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. 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 42.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health ranks 13638th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 52.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within NJ, it ranks 340th out of 348 nursing homes. In Lakewood, it ranks 5th out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 5th of 5. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #12,834 nationally and RN hours rank #11,538 nationally (#280 in NJ). Our composite quality score of 52.9/100 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 Lakewood, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_jersey/lakewood/