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1/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
1/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
At 173 days average length of stay and 88% occupancy, Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Manahawkin, New Jersey, is serving a population that tends to stay. This is not primarily a short-stay facility. The 120-bed census, with 106 beds occupied, reflects sustained demand for long-term nursing care in this part of Ocean County.
Total nursing hours reach 4 hours 57 minutes per resident per day. That aggregate includes LPN/LVNs at 52 minutes, nurse aides at 1 hour 41 minutes, and registered nurses at 11 minutes per resident per day. Rehabilitation services are on-site, with outpatient therapy also available. The facility accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, giving families three coverage pathways.
Walk Score is 16. This is a car-dependent location on NJ-72; visiting and transport require a vehicle.
State inspections by the New Jersey Department of Health, Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing have centered on medication management, care planning and documentation, staffing and staff credentials, and dietary and food service. These are the areas of regulatory focus on record.
A long-stay nursing home in a car-dependent coastal New Jersey location, accepting all three major coverage pathways: that is the factual picture of what this facility is and who it is built to serve.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 22nd out of 274 homes in New Jersey for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 11m per day | ▼ 72% State avg: 41m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 52m per day | ▼ 8% State avg: 56m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 1h 41m per day | ▼ 25% State avg: 2h 14m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 2h 21m per day | ▼ 32% State avg: 3h 27m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 3m per day | ▼ 50% State avg: 6m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 6m per day | ▼ 78% State avg: 29m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Higher than the New Jersey average: 77%Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center is legally operated by Manahawkin Health And Rehabilitation Center, and administrated by Ms. Sharon Schwarzkopf.
Officers are individuals or entities with formal legal or financial responsibility for the organization that owns this facility
Manahawkin Operations Holding
In New Jersey, the Department of Health, Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing conducts mandatory unannounced surveys to ensure facilities provide safe and effective resident care.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the New Jersey state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | NJ Average | vs. NJ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 95 | 18 | This facility has 428% more total deficiencies than a typical New Jersey nursing home (95 vs. NJ avg 18).↑ 428% worse |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2020.
| 15.8 | 3 | This facility has 427% more deficiencies per year than a typical New Jersey nursing home (15.8 vs. NJ avg 3).↑ 427% worse |
|
Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 5.9 | 2 | This facility has 195% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical New Jersey nursing home (5.9 vs. NJ avg 2).↑ 195% worse |
Per-category split of the 71 deficiencies recorded across all inspections. Counts are compared against the New Jersey state average for each category. A green dot means this facility is below the state average for that category; an amber dot means it is above.
Inspections
| This Facility | NJ Average | vs. NJ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 16 | 9 | This facility has 78% more total inspections than a typical New Jersey nursing home (16 vs. NJ avg 9).↑ 78% worse |
|
Complaint investigations
On-site investigations triggered by complaints filed with New Jersey regulators.
| 7 | 3 | This facility has 133% more complaint investigations than a typical New Jersey nursing home (7 vs. NJ avg 3).↑ 133% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
New Jersey average 4
Last Health inspection on Jul 2025
New Jersey average 20.9
New Jersey average 5.35
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
31 of 40 citations resulted from standard inspections; 8 of 40 resulted from complaint investigations; and 1 of 40 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 0.7
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 0.4
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
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Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
37% fewer staff per resident than New Jersey average
0% compared with New Jersey average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
11 total: 6 full-time employees and 5 contractors.
11
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.2 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
34 total: 28 full-time employees and 6 contractors.
34
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.4 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
All 47 CNA Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
47
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.5 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
504 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 47 | 0 | 47 | 16,927 | 92 | 100% | 8.5 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 28 | 6 | 34 | 8,715 | 92 | 100% | 8.4 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2,205 | 92 | 100% | 6.2 |
| Registered Nurse | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1,029 | 85 | 92% | 7.2 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 6 | 0 | 6 | 592 | 66 | 72% | 5.6 |
| Administrator | 2 | 0 | 2 | 528 | 65 | 71% | 8 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 3 | 0 | 3 | 511 | 58 | 63% | 7 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 456 | 57 | 62% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 455 | 57 | 62% | 8 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 428 | 66 | 72% | 6.3 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 46 | 50% | 5.5 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 3 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 13 | 14% | 8.5 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 30 | 33% | 3.2 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 39 | 42% | 1.9 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2% | 6.4 |
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
6.8
In line with New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 6.8
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
10.2
18% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 12.4
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
5.7%
44% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 10.1%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
23.7%
115% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 11.0%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
1.3%
92% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 16.0%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
0.0%
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 2.4%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
2.1%
65% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 6.1%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.5%
50% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 1.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
2.5%
47% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 4.6%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
0.0%
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 11.3%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
13.7%
23% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 11.1%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
99.5%
7% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 93.0%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
97.4%
In line with New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 97.2%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.78
34% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 2.08
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
3.26
191% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 1.12
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
99.4%
26% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 78.9%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
7.6%
551% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 1.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
98.0%
22% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 80.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
35.3%
39% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 25.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
15.7%
91% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 8.2%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
38.2%
29% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
39.7%
21% worse than New Jersey averageNew Jersey average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
15% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
84% of new residents, often for short stays.
1% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
109Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center from 2011–2023, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Based on the 2023 CMS SNF Cost Report.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #227 / 272Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 227th out of 272 homes in New Jersey. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the New Jersey average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (84% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 6 - 7 months.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
2.6 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Manahawkin's city center to Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 16.94 miles to nearest hospital (Ocean Health Initiatives)
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The information below is reported by the New Jersey Department of Health, Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing.
| Southern Ocean Center |
NH Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care). | Manahawkin | 136
Facility
136
NJ AVG
125
Rank
#179 / 561 |
96.3%
Facility
96.3%
NJ AVG
77%
Rank
#24 / 493 | +25% | 3.20
Facility
3.20
NJ AVG
3.88
Rank
#230 / 274 | +13% | -18% | $0
Facility
$0
NJ AVG
$76.4k
Rank
#1 / 276 | 30
Facility
30
NJ AVG
20.9
Rank
#228 / 276 | 6.0
Facility
6.0
NJ AVG
5.3
Rank
#182 / 276 | - | 123 | - |
24
Facility
24
NJ AVG
47
Rank
#482 / 640 | Harry Larkin | $20.8M
Facility
$20.8M
NJ AVG
$19.6M
Rank
#118 / 272 | $10.9M
Facility
$10.9M
NJ AVG
$7.1M
Rank
#101 / 272 | 52.3%
Facility
52.3%
NJ AVG
39.3%
Rank
#117 / 272 | 315332 | ||||
| Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center |
NH Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).
HC Home Care Professional care delivered in the person's own home — from companionship and errands to skilled nursing and therapy. Allows seniors to age in place. Medicare covers skilled home health when medically necessary.
MC Memory Care Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. Staff trained in cognitive impairment, with higher staff-to-resident ratios and an environment designed to reduce confusion and wandering risk.
PC Palliative Care
RC Respite Care Short-term temporary care — days to weeks — to give family caregivers a break. Full care provided during the stay. Often used after hospitalization or to trial a facility before a permanent placement decision. | Manahawkin (Stafford Township) | 120
Facility
120
NJ AVG
125
Rank
#236 / 561 |
88.3%
Facility
88.3%
NJ AVG
77%
Rank
#130 / 493 | +15% | 4.95
Facility
4.95
NJ AVG
3.88
Rank
#22 / 274 | -4% | +28% | $275.3k
Facility
$275.3k
NJ AVG
$76.4k
Rank
#1 / 276 | 40
Facility
40
NJ AVG
20.9
Rank
#261 / 276 | 6.7
Facility
6.7
NJ AVG
5.3
Rank
#209 / 276 | - | 110 | - |
16
Facility
16
NJ AVG
47
Rank
#554 / 640 | Manahawkin Operations Holdings LLC | $12.2M
Facility
$12.2M
NJ AVG
$19.6M
Rank
#222 / 272 | $6.3M
Facility
$6.3M
NJ AVG
$7.1M
Rank
#227 / 272 | 52%
Facility
52%
NJ AVG
39.3%
Rank
#122 / 272 | 315206 |
Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center is in the Stafford Township neighborhood of Manahawkin.
Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center has a walk score of 16. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
According to NJ state health department records, Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center's license number is 061520.
According to NJ state health department records, Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center's license expires on February 28, 2027.
Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center's occupancy is 88%.
Ms. Sharon Schwarzkopf is the administrator of Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center has 120 beds.
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