Aristacare at Whiting

Name: Aristacare at Whiting
Address: 23 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, Whiting, NJ, 08759, US
Telephone: 7328494300

23 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting, NJ 08759 · Ocean County · 180 certified beds · avg 146 residents/day · certified since Feb 14, 1992

Part of chain: ARISTACARE (9 facilities, chain avg rating 2.7★)

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.30

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (31)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Aug 14, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Aug 14, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing.
Aug 14, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Aug 14, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function.
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it.
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Aug 14, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a working call system — the button or cord residents use to summon help — in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Mar 27, 2024	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Mar 27, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint
Mar 27, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · from a complaint
Mar 27, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Mar 27, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · from a complaint
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require.
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · from a complaint
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Mar 27, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Nov 30, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · from a complaint
Nov 30, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint
Dec 6, 2021	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.
Dec 6, 2021	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Dec 6, 2021	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have firmly secured handrails on both sides of its hallways.
Dec 6, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Dec 6, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Dec 6, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (12 → 11).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2021	6	E
2023	2	D
2024	12	F
2025	11	F

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	New Jersey avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.30	3.88	3.95	bottom 24% in New Jersey; bottom 26% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.46	0.67	0.69	bottom 32% in New Jersey; bottom 31% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.02	3.53	3.50	bottom 26% in New Jersey; bottom 32% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.34	0.50	0.48	bottom 39% in New Jersey; bottom 39% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	50.4	39.7	45.8	bottom 22% in New Jersey; bottom 36% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	62.5	37.7	42.9	bottom 10% in New Jersey; bottom 19% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.27, RN 0.45, weekend 3.00. Staffing rating: 2/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Individual

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Greenberger, Sidney	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	—	06/01/2008
Klein, Zvi	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	—	06/01/2008
Lowinger, Edward	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	—	06/01/2008
Schwartz, Jeffrey	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	15%	07/01/2010
Weisel, Morris	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	—	06/01/2008
Greenberger, Sidney	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	06/01/2008
Kirchoff, Gina	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2022
Klein, Zvi	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	06/01/2008

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"How many hours a day is a registered nurse physically in the building, including weekends?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
"What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
"How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection	Flags
Skilled Nursing at Pine Village	1.6 mi	Whiting, NJ	★★★☆☆	3/5
Crestwood Manor	1.6 mi	Whiting, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2.6 mi	Whiting, NJ	★☆☆☆☆	1/5	SFF
Complete Care at Arbors	5.5 mi	Toms River, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Complete Care at Holiday City	5.9 mi	Toms River, NJ	★★★☆☆	3/5
Aristacare at Manchester LLC	5.9 mi	Manchester, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Community Medical Center Tcu	6.4 mi	Toms River, NJ	★★★★★	5/5
Hampton Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation	8.3 mi	Toms River, NJ	★★★★☆	3/5
Childrens Specialized Hospital Toms River	8.3 mi	Toms River, NJ	★★★★★	4/5
Crystal Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation	8.4 mi	Bayville, NJ		—/5	SFF

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315309.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Aristacare at Whiting

23 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting, NJ 08759 · 7328494300

Health inspection rating 2/5 · CMS overall 3/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "How many hours a day is a registered nurse physically in the building, including weekends?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
☐ "What percentage of your residents are on antipsychotic or sedating medications, and how do you work to reduce that?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
☐ "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 315309 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)