Fountainview Care Center
Nursing home in Lakewood, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315327
527 River Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · Ocean County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 123
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $30,007 (4)
Does Fountainview Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Fountainview Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Fountainview Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.52
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.11
- Weekend total hours
- 3.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 16, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 6, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Fountainview Care Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $30,007 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.1 residents live here, about 68% of its 123 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 83.1
- Certified since
- September 7, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Fountainview Care Center
- Legal business name
- Shore Health Care Center, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Fountainview Care Center
- Atlantic Coast Rehab & Health485 River Ave, Lakewood 08701
- Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation962 River Ave, Lakewood 08701
- Harrogate Village400 Locust Street, Lakewood 08701
- Concord Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center963 Ocean Ave, Lakewood 08701
- Shore Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center231 Warner Street, Toms River 08755
See also all nursing homes in Lakewood.
Who inspects nursing homes in New Jersey
New Jersey's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in New Jersey, the 5 in Lakewood, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Fountainview Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Fountainview Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Fountainview Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Fountainview Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Fountainview Care Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Fountainview Care Center?
Shore Health Care Center, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.