Overview
Shore Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New Jersey average of 3.5. It ranks 9th of 9 nursing homes in Toms River. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 93% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 26, 2026, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the New Jersey average of 8.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $248,226 in the past three years.
Shore Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a for-profit facility with 149 certified beds, caring for about 136 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $248,226
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.14 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.38 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
- Nurse aides2.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 149
- Average residents per day
- 136
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 10, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes