Fountainview Care Center
527 River Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · Ocean County · 123 certified beds · avg 89 residents/day · certified since Sep 7, 1993
Abuse citation flag (CMS)
The abuse flag means inspectors cited this facility for abuse that caused harm to a resident within the past year, or potential for harm in each of the last two years. Source: CMS.
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
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.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Mar 6, 2025 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Mar 6, 2025 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Mar 6, 2025 · F-0610 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do.
Why it matters: When allegations aren't investigated, harm to residents can continue unchecked.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Apr 2, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (18)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 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. |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 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. · from a complaint |
| May 30, 2024 | 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 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Feb 24, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. |
| Feb 24, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Feb 24, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups. |
| Feb 24, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 9).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | J ▲ |
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)
10 fines totaling $48,186.
| Date | Type | Amount / 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 |
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) | 4.14 | 3.88 | 3.95 | top 26% in New Jersey; top 34% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.69 | bottom 29% in New Jersey; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.65 | 3.53 | 3.50 | top 30% in New Jersey; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.15 | 0.50 | 0.48 | bottom 5% in New Jersey; bottom 5% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 42.6 | 39.7 | 45.8 | bottom 40% in New Jersey; top 43% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 37.5 | 37.7 | 42.9 | bottom 49% in New Jersey; top 42% 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 3.38, RN 0.36, weekend 2.99. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Partnership
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb, Hershel | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 30% | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Arthur | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 30% | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Benzion | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 30% | 03/28/2024 |
| Brand Sonnenschine LLP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/07/1993 |
| Ez Care | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2021 |
| Ez Care | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/05/2025 |
| Mandel, Joseph | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
| Mandel, Joseph | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
| Schachter, Arthur | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Arthur | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Benzion | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Benzion | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/28/2024 |
| Singh, Satyendra | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2016 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "If someone reports suspected abuse or neglect here, what happens in the first 24 hours?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
- "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
- "What is your policy on physical restraints, and what alternatives do you try first?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
- "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?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315327.