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Excel Care At the Pines

29 NORTH VERMONT AVE, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, 08401

(609) 344-8900

excelcarepines.com

151 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

29 North Vermont Ave

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

151

State license

060103

CMS facility ID

315317

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Excel Care At the Pines

Street address

29 NORTH VERMONT AVE

City / state / ZIP

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Phone

(609) 344-8900

Website

excelcarepines.com

State license #

060103

About this facility — Excel Care At the Pines

Excel Care At the Pines is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is licensed for 151 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Atlantic City 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 Excel Care At the Pines 58 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner

Eastern Pines Care and Rehabilitation Center, Llc

Parent company

Excelcare

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Administrator

Jason M. Chadwick

Registered owners & officers

Zbl Regency Opco, Llc

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 60% stake — since 2021

Frankel, Eliyahu

Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 40% stake — since 2021

Tzufon Llc

Indirect owner — 12% stake — since 2021

Ornstein, Marton

Indirect owner — 8% stake — since 2021

Attentive Healthcare Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Berkowitz, Sam

Indirect owner — since 2021

Fahey, Stephanie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Grandison Nursing

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Kelly, Brendan

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Loffler, Abraham

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Martin Friedman Cpa, P.c.

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Twomagnets Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1992-12-01

License expires

2026-12-31

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

15 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-06

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$371 per day (≈ $11,280/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

76% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 15% private/other

Occupancy

71% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

12% below the NJ median of $422/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

151

Licensed as

LONG TERM CARE FACILITY SNF/NF

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-06Health inspection14 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

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 2026-05-12

F-0607

F · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2026-05-22

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 2026-05-07

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2026-05-07

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2026-05-07

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2026-05-07

F-0694

E · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-05-12

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-05-12

F-0725

D · No harm found

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2026-05-07

F-0732

D · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2026-05-12

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 2026-05-12

F-0800

D · No harm foundFood safety

Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

Corrected 2026-05-12

F-0868

E · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2026-05-12

F-0882

F · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2026-05-12

2025-09-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-11-28

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (43 citations)

2024-11-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0577

D · No harm found

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Corrected 2025-01-03

F-0584

E · 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 2025-01-03

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-01-03

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-01-03

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-01-03

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-01-03

2023-08-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2023-09-30

F-0584

E · 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 2023-09-30

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-09-30

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-09-30

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-09-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-09-30

F-0947

D · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2023-09-30

2026-04-06Fire-safety inspection12 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 2026-05-15

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-05-15

K-0321

D · 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 2026-05-15

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-05-10

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-06-09

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-06-09

K-0531

F · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2026-06-09

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-06-09

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 2026-06-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-06-09

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2026-06-09

K-0929

E · No harm found

Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

Corrected 2026-05-21

2024-11-19Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-01-03

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 2025-01-03

K-0281

F · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-12-01

K-0362

F · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2025-03-18

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2025-01-03

K-0911

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-01-10

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2025-01-03

K-0916

F · No harm found

Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

Corrected 2024-12-25

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-01-03

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-01-03

2023-08-22Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

E-0037

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2023-09-30

K-0291

E · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-09-30

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-09-30

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-09-30

K-0371

E · No harm found

Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.

Corrected 2023-09-30

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2023-09-30

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 315317.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.465 ratings on Google

★★★★★J “Jay Row” Rosenberg · 2026-04-10 · via Google
“The staff at this nursing home go above and beyond for their residents every single day. You can feel the level of care and commitment the moment you walk in. What really stands out is how many staff members have been here for decades-that kind of longevity says everything about the culture, leadership, and dedication to the community. That level of consistency is rare in long-term care. And I h…”

★★★★Phillip Woolley · 2026-01-20 · via Google
“i would like to thank all the staff the nurses irish ruby elizabeth john and ty to the social workers stephanie and maryanna christina and tha nk you to ty and maria and one of the best administrator i know jason also a big shout out to chris patsy and nereve in the therapy department i made a lot of cool new friends and aquaintences big shout out to ty and rich the smoke monitors and natishia to …”

★★★★★Mary Gaskins · 2025-02-17 · via Google
“My brother has been here for about 3 weeks I'm satisfied with the staff, I am satisfied with everyone that's been kind to my brother. Since you've been here he has improved he's learned to be very independent did staff is teaching him to do a lot of things that he couldn't do it first I am very happy with everybody I have come in contact with I am so proud of my brother I give all thanks to the st…”

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