Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation

    962 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.66·(38)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.6
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      4.6
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      4.7

    Pros

    • Strong physical and occupational therapy with meaningful gains in mobility, strength, balance, and independence
    • Kind, compassionate nursing and aide staff
    • Attentive response to call bells and individual preferences
    • Accessible, hands-on administration and helpful concierge services
    • Culturally responsive Jewish programming, including minyanim, Shabbos services, meals, and shiurim
    • Enjoyable activities, music programs, and social engagement
    • Well-regarded meals and accommodating menu options
    • Comfortable rooms, attractive facilities, and a courtyard for visits
    • Helpful maintenance, housekeeping, and other support staff

    Cons

    • Reported staffing capacity constraints and limited time for non-emergency needs
    • Reported delays in incontinence care
    • Concerns about clinical monitoring and escalation for complex-care residents
    • Reported gaps in safeguarding residents’ personal belongings

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews are predominantly positive, especially about rehabilitation and staff interactions. Residents and families describe effective physical and occupational therapy, with reported improvements in walking, balance, strength, and independence after surgery or injury. Several accounts credit therapists with providing skilled, encouraging, and appropriately challenging care. Nursing and aide staff are frequently described as kind and attentive, though experiences are not uniform.

    Dining is generally praised, with reviewers describing meals as tasty and nutritious. Some families also appreciated the ability to accommodate individual preferences, including menu requests. Activities include music and social programming, while Jewish services and observances are a particularly prominent strength: reviewers value daily minyanim, Shabbos programs and meals, shiurim, and attention to religious and dietary needs.

    Residents and visitors often describe the building as welcoming, with comfortable rooms, attractive surroundings, and a courtyard available for visits. The concierge, maintenance, housekeeping, and kitchen teams receive positive mentions. Administration is described in many accounts as approachable and involved, with some reviewers appreciating prompt attention to concerns and regular check-ins.

    There are also meaningful concerns in a few accounts. One family described staffing capacity as insufficient for needs beyond urgent care, and another account raised concerns about responsiveness to personal-care needs and the safeguarding of belongings. A family whose relative stayed in the specialized HD unit reported two aspiration episodes after admission, followed by the resident’s death within a month; the review raises concerns about clinical monitoring in that setting but does not establish causation. These accounts differ sharply from the positive experiences reported by many other residents and families, so prospective families may wish to ask specifically about staffing, personal-care response times, and clinical oversight for complex needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation is located at 962 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ, 08701.

    About Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation

    Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation sits at 962 River Ave in Lakewood, New Jersey, and since 1982 it's provided nursing care and rehab services for people who need short-term or long-term help, and it's a for-profit LLC managed by Leisure Chateau Acquisition LLC since November 2024, with 242 certified beds and an average of 172 residents per day, and the staff includes licensed nurses, therapists, and caregivers who work together with a nurse staffing level of 3.92 nurse hours for each resident every day, though the nurse turnover rate stands at 27.7%, so changes in staff can happen more often than some might prefer, and the facility is privately owned and employs between 51 and 200 people, with the organization headquartered in Lakewood.

    The nursing facility offers sub-acute and cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary therapy, long-term care, respite stays, wound care, pain management, palliative and hospice services, memory care, and special support for residents with Huntington's disease or dementia-there's physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with cardinal programs for orthopedic and cardiac rehab, and skilled nursing is available at all hours, which is something families tend to appreciate when they're looking for peace of mind and extra help. Resident rooms come fully furnished as private or semi-private options, and renovations are ongoing to make the environment more comfortable, and you'll find air conditioning, wheelchair access, Wi-Fi, an on-site library, and spiritual services for daily needs; there's also a beauty salon and barber service, with onsite restrooms and deliveries.

    Meals are glatt kosher and prepared by chefs, with restaurant-style menus and customized diets, and there's a real focus here on Jewish life, so you'll notice Shabbos accommodations-daily minyanim and shiurim in the building, a daily kolel with Yungeliet from the Lakewood community, and uplifting Shabbos meals, with frequent community events, concerts, and a busy Avos Ubanim program in development, and the staff seems especially focused on supporting cultural and religious traditions.

    Now, each facility has its oversight, and Leisure Chateau's inspection reports list 18 deficiencies from their last three inspections, including one about infection control that didn't meet federal standards and others connected to nutrition and dietary concerns like not always buying satisfactory food, following menus properly, or getting rid of garbage the right way, and these are documented in the official reports, so that information is public and relevant if someone's looking for transparency. The facility's inspection history covers both standard inspections and those linked to complaints and infection control.

    Among the staff, there's MS, CCC-SLP Tova Goldfarb, and Chaim Shaul Jurkanski serves as the patient advocate with over twenty years' experience. You'll see amenities like live entertainment, wellness classes, holiday events, and Shabbos programs, with both clinical offerings and activities aiming to keep the community vibrant and connected. The facility is categorized as a nursing home and rehabilitation center and works closely with local hospitals for post-acute care. More details are available on their website for anyone who might want to look further into what daily life and care at Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation might look like.

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    No, Leisure Chateau Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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