Southern Ocean Center
Nursing home in Manahawkin, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315332
1361 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ 08050 · Ocean County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 136
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 8, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Southern Ocean Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Southern Ocean 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 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 Southern Ocean 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
- 3.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.90
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 3.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 8, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 2, 2024, found 6.
Infection control citations: 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Southern Ocean Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 117.5 residents live here, about 86% of its 136 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 136
- Average residents per day
- 117.5
- Certified since
- July 8, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Southern Ocean Center
- Legal business name
- 1361 Route 72 West Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 183 homes nationally under Genesis Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Southern Ocean Center
- Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center1211 RT 72 West, Manahawkin 08050
- Barnegat Rehabilitation and Nursing Center859 West Bay Ave, Barnegat 08005
- Mystic Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing Center151 Ninth Avenue, Little Egg Harbor Tw 08087
- Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center1001 Center St, Little Egg Harbor Tw 08087
- Crystal Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation395 Lakeside Blvd, Bayville 08721
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Southern Ocean 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 Southern Ocean Center
What is the CMS star rating of Southern Ocean Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Southern Ocean Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Southern Ocean Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Southern Ocean Center?
1361 Route 72 West Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.