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Wedgwood Gardens Care Center

3419 HIGHWAY 9, FREEHOLD, NJ, 07728

(732) 677-1200

wgccnj.com

151 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

3419 Highway 9

Freehold, NJ 07728

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Bed capacity

151

State license

13004

CMS facility ID

315504

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Wedgwood Gardens Care Center

Street address

3419 HIGHWAY 9

City / state / ZIP

Freehold, NJ 07728

Phone

(732) 677-1200

Website

wgccnj.com

State license #

13004

About this facility — Wedgwood Gardens Care Center

Wedgwood Gardens Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Freehold, New Jersey. It is licensed for 151 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey (130 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in Freehold 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 Wedgwood Gardens Care Center 22 times across 8 inspections in the last three years; 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

Wedgwood Gardens Care Center, Llc

Ownership type

For profit - Partnership

Administrator

Meir S. Lapides

Registered owners & officers

Kaszirer, Henry

Indirect owner · Managing employee — 10% stake — since 2008

18 Karat Llc

Direct owner — since 2008

Esther Friedman Revocable Trust for Heshy Sobel

Direct owner — since 2008

Kaszirer Family Trust

Direct owner — since 2008

Kaszirer, Miriam

Direct owner — since 2008

Kaszirer, Robert

Managing employee · Director — since 2008

Kaszirer, Sarah

Direct owner · Managing employee — since 2008

Route 9 North Llc

Direct owner — since 2008

Sobel, Heshy

Managing employee — since 2008

Wedgwood Gardens Care Center

Direct owner — since 2008

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2008-12-17

License expires

2026-11-30

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-03-19

Nurse staffing

3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$410 per day (≈ $12,460/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

60% Medicaid · 18% Medicare · 23% private/other

Occupancy

63% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

3% 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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-03-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0577

C · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-04-30

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-04-30

F-0656

D · 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 2025-04-30

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-04-30

2023-03-03Health inspection6 citations

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-04-12

F-0732

D · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2023-04-12

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2023-04-12

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2023-04-12

F-0760

J · Immediate jeopardy

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-04-12

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-04-12

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (12 citations)

2021-01-20Health inspection1 citation

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2021-04-30

2025-03-19Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0222

F · 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 2025-04-30

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-30

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-04-30

K-0371

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-29

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-05-05

2023-03-03Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0291

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-12

K-0355

F · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-04-12

K-0522

F · No harm found

Have an externally vented heating system.

Corrected 2023-04-12

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-04-12

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 2023-04-12

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-12

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 315504.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.084 ratings on Google

★★★★★Jimmy Brown · 2026-03-12 · via Google
“Hello, my name is Jimmy Brown. I came here from the hospital because I fell. I came here for therapy. I said oh boy one of those places well I did not expect what happened. This place deserves not five stars. They deserve 500 stars. The staff is excellent they’re right there if you need them. Also, the patients are very kind. They treat the patients. Unbelievable. I have never ever seen a place li…”

★★★★★Mary Donnelly · 2026-01-29 · via Google
“Wedgwood Gardens is the perfect place for specialized care, when treatment is required for your family and loved ones. In addition to offering social activities for patients, Wedgwood Gardens provides therapeutic psychological counseling and physical therapy as well. In addition, Nurse Lily, Jayson, both Chelseas, Mike, Chris, the Doctors, the entire staff of the physical therapy unit , and so ma…”

★★★★★Sal Talamo · 2025-11-26 · via Google
“Nothing but wonderful things to say about the staff at Wedgwood (shout out to Melanie and Debbie the Social Directors, Nurse Lily, Joanna, Ibrahim, Jessica and Chelsea; and sorry if I missed anyone). My mother-in-law recently received care at the facility after being hospitalized. Despite her continued decline due to age and illnesses leading to a move to hospice care, the entire staff consisten…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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