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LAUREL BAY HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER

An independent review of Laurel Bay Health & Rehabilitation Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

32 LAUREL AVENUE · KEANSBURG, NJ 07734 · 123 beds
Phone: 7327878100
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Overall rating improved from 1 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 2. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into a single Medicare five-star score. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Health-inspection rating improved from 1 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 2. The health-inspection rating is based on the last three years of on-site state inspections and complaint investigations. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
★★
2 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★
3 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).

How it compares vs. 348 NJ nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 9% of NJ homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 36% of NJ homes
Health-inspection rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 19% of NJ homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
2.80116hrs
Better than 1% of NJ homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.46556hrs
Better than 36% of NJ homes
RN turnover
0%
Better than 98% of NJ homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in New Jersey, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

1
Fines
$15,873
Total fines
0
Payment denials
1
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.46556
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
2.80116
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
2.98503
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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