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Big Oak Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

849 BIG OAK ROAD, PITTSGROVE, NJ, 08318
(856) 451-5000
84 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
84
State license
061704
CMS facility ID
315014
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Big Oak Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Street address
849 BIG OAK ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Pittsgrove, NJ 08318
Phone
(856) 451-5000
State license #
061704

Big Oak Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pittsgrove, New Jersey. It is licensed for 84 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Pittsgrove and 348 skilled nursing facilities across New Jersey. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Big Oak Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 46 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner
The Gardens Operator, Llc
Ownership type
For profit - Individual
Administrator
Benjamin J. Friedman

Registered owners & officers

Gardens Holdco Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2023
849 Big Oak Rd Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023
849 Big Oak Rd Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023
Amo Holdings Llc
Indirect owner · Partner — since 2023
Amo Trust
Indirect owner · Trustee — since 2023
Bagz Holdings, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023
Capital Finance Llc
Mortgage holder · Security-interest holder — since 2023
Cziment, Rafael
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gastwirth, Joshua
Operational control — since 2024
Jcg Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023
Jgop Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023
Jsop Holdings Llc
Indirect owner · Partner — since 2023
Mandel, Joseph
Managing employee — since 2023
Schuster, Jeremy
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2023
Sjr Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1967-01-01
License expires
2027-04-30
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-26
Nurse staffing
3.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$449 per day (≈ $13,650/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
64% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 25% private/other
Occupancy
56% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
6% above the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
84
Licensed as
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY SNF/NF
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0802
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0803
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0814
E · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2026-04-22
F-0881
E · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2026-04-07
2024-12-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered17 citations
F-0584
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-12-24
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-12-17
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-12-16
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-12-18
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0810
D · No harm foundFood safety
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0814
D · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0868
D · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-12-23
F-0881
E · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-12-24
F-0883
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-12-24
F-0887
E · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2024-12-24
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-12-12
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (25 citations)
2023-09-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-09-15
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-09-11
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-09-11
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-09-11
F-0698
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-09-15
F-0756
E · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2023-09-11
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-20
2026-03-26Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0281
F · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2026-04-22
K-0344
F · No harm found
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Corrected 2026-04-22
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2026-05-12
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-05-12
2025-07-25Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
E-0020
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
Corrected 2025-08-19
2024-12-11Fire-safety inspection10 citations
E-0009
F · No harm found
Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
Corrected 2024-12-26
K-0271
F · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2024-12-26
K-0321
F · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-01-08
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-12-24
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2025-01-07
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-12-24
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-01-07
2023-09-07Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2023-09-08
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-10-17
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2023-09-22
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 315014.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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