Fountainview Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fountainview Care Center is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Lakewood, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 42.6% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Fountainview Care Center
527 River AvenueLakewood, NJ 08701
Ocean County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Fountainview Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 7% below the New Jersey average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.6% of nursing staff at Fountainview Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a New Jersey average of 39.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 10 fines totaling $48,186 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,545 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $3,882 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $3,496 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $3,147 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $2,797 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $2,447 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $2,098 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,194 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Fountainview Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Fountainview Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Legal name: Shore Health Care Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 7, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fountainview Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health Lakewood · abuse citation | 0.0 | 160 | 1.97 | 3.13 | 35.7% | 1 | $101,112 |
| Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation Lakewood | 1.0 | 242 | 2.40 | 3.73 | 51.2% | 5 | None |
| Harrogate Village Lakewood | 2.0 | 68 | 2.42 | 3.99 | — | 5 | None |
| Concord Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Lakewood | 2.1 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.61 | 29.9% | 5 | None |
| Shore Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Toms River | 3.2 | 149 | 1.96 | 3.03 | 28.9% | 1 | $197,170 |
| Complete Care at Green Acres Toms River | 3.6 | 167 | 2.12 | 3.67 | 43.1% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Laurelton, LLC Brick | 4.4 | 180 | 2.14 | 3.39 | 72.4% | 3 | $163,101 |
| Hampton Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Toms River | 4.4 | 204 | 2.16 | 3.37 | 28.3% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.