Wedgwood Gardens Care Center
3419 Highway 9, Freehold, NJ 07728 · Monmouth County · 151 certified beds · avg 110 residents/day · certified since Dec 17, 2008
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5
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 3, 2023 · F-0760
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.
Why it matters: A serious medication error can cause real harm, hospitalization, or worse.
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 12, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (11)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. |
| Mar 19, 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. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not make its inspection results easy for residents to see, or made it hard for residents to contact advocacy agencies like the ombudsman. · from a complaint |
| Mar 3, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, 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. |
| Mar 3, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 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. |
| Mar 3, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. |
| Mar 3, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Mar 3, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Jan 20, 2021 | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 4).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | E |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 4 | 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)
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) | 3.10 | 3.88 | 3.95 | bottom 9% in New Jersey; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | top 36% in New Jersey; top 40% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.55 | 3.53 | 3.50 | bottom 2% in New Jersey; bottom 11% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.48 | top 32% in New Jersey; top 31% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.8 | 39.7 | 45.8 | top 40% in New Jersey; top 26% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 31.8 | 37.7 | 42.9 | top 41% in New Jersey; top 32% 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 2.99, RN 0.64, weekend 2.46. 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: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Partnership
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Karat LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Esther Friedman Revocable Trust for Heshy Sobel | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Kaszirer Family Trust | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Henry | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 05/16/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Miriam | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Sarah | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Route 9 North LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Wedgwood Gardens Care Center | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 05/16/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Henry | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/15/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Robert | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Robert | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2008 |
| Kaszirer, Sarah | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/16/2008 |
| Sobel, Heshy | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/15/2008 |
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 systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "Where do you post your latest state inspection results and the ombudsman's contact information?"
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "Where do you post your daily staffing numbers, and can I see today's?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "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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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 315504.