Fountainview Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-09-07. 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) 905-0700 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Fountainview Care Center 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 (3★), 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 73.3/100, placing it #6768 of 14703 facilities nationally and #250 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 Fountainview Care Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 3 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 22 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 49 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 52 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 30 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 45.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Fountainview Care Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 10 fine(s) totaling $57,526. 2 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 10 fine(s) totaling $57,526, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 10. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 111.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Fountainview Care Center ranks 6768th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 73.3/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within NJ, it ranks 250th out of 348 nursing homes. In Lakewood, it ranks 4th out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 4th of 5. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #12,953 nationally and RN hours rank #11,703 nationally (#285 in NJ). Our composite quality score of 73.3/100 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/