Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Whiting, New Jersey. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 43.7% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
3000 Hilltop RoadWhiting, NJ 08759
Ocean County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 14% below the New Jersey average. With about 151 residents a day, that works out to roughly 290 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.09 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.74 | 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
43.7% of nursing staff at Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 21.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $306,201 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Fine | $70,637 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Fine | $16,575 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Fine | $61,770 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Fine | $91,176 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Fine | $66,043 |
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. Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 30, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Skilled Nursing at Pine Village Whiting | 1.1 | 66 | 2.20 | 4.09 | 68.1% | 3 | None |
| Crestwood Manor Whiting | 1.1 | 64 | 2.20 | 3.76 | 48.3% | 5 | None |
| Aristacare at Whiting Whiting | 2.6 | 180 | 1.92 | 3.27 | 50.4% | 3 | None |
| AristaCare at Manchester LLC Manchester | 5.4 | 165 | 2.25 | 3.62 | 43.8% | 5 | $62,826 |
| Complete Care at Arbors Toms River | 5.9 | 120 | 1.68 | 3.17 | 49.5% | 4 | None |
| Complete Care at Holiday City Toms River | 7.2 | 180 | 1.85 | 3.09 | 59.7% | 3 | None |
| Community Medical Center Tcu Toms River | 7.7 | 25 | 2.92 | 6.93 | 9.1% | 5 | None |
| Shore Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Toms River | 8.6 | 149 | 1.96 | 3.03 | 28.9% | 1 | $197,170 |
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.