Tallwoods Care Center
18 Butler Boulevard, Bayville, NJ 08721 · Ocean County · 180 certified beds · avg 154 residents/day · certified since Apr 4, 2000 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · 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.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Apr 16, 2024 · 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: Apr 16, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 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. |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 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. · from a complaint |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 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. |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 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. |
| Nov 26, 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. |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not safely and appropriately administer IV fluids (fluids given through a vein) for residents who needed them. |
| Nov 26, 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. |
| Nov 26, 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 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. |
| Apr 16, 2024 | ▲ 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 |
| Apr 16, 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. |
| Apr 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Apr 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Apr 16, 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. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | 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. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, 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. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (5 → 10).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 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)
1 fine totaling $13,452.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2024 | Fine | $13,452 |
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) | 3.38 | 3.88 | 3.95 | bottom 29% in New Jersey; bottom 31% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 43% in New Jersey; top 47% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.88 | 3.53 | 3.50 | bottom 14% in New Jersey; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 42% in New Jersey; top 40% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 49.6 | 39.7 | 45.8 | bottom 24% in New Jersey; bottom 38% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 23.8 | 37.7 | 42.9 | top 23% in New Jersey; top 20% 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 3.31, RN 0.60, weekend 2.82. 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 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb, Hershel | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 31% | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Arthur | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 31% | 03/28/2024 |
| Schachter, Benzion | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 31% | 03/28/2024 |
| Brand Sonnenschine LLP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/06/2013 |
| Cauvin, Leslie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2015 |
| Cauvin, Leslie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2015 |
| Drillick, Mendel | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/20/2016 |
| Drillick, Mendel | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/20/2016 |
| Ez Care | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/04/2000 |
| Ez Care | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/30/2025 |
| Gottlieb, Hershel | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/28/2024 |
| Halpert, Naomi | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/06/2013 |
| Schachter, Arthur | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/06/2013 |
| Schachter, Benzion | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/28/2024 |
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?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "Who on your staff manages IV therapy, and what training and monitoring is in place?"
- "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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Complete Care at Bey Lea, LLC | 7.1 mi | Toms River, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Rose Garden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 8.0 mi | Toms River, NJ | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Hampton Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation | 9.0 mi | Toms River, NJ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315462.