Seacrest Rehab: No Correction Plan Filed - NJ
The November inspection, triggered by a complaint, found that staff had moved a resident in a wheelchair without the leg rests in place. Inspectors cited the violation at the "actual harm" level, meaning the failure caused documented injury to a resident, not merely a risk of one.
When inspectors asked the director of nursing to produce the facility's wheelchair safety policy, she said she would have to look for one because she was not sure the facility had one. She was right to be unsure. The administrator stepped in and handed inspectors a Falls Risk Managing policy, then confirmed that was all the facility had.
There was no wheelchair safety policy. Not a flawed one. Not an outdated one. None.
The director of nursing knew what safe practice looked like. She said so directly to inspectors. But that knowledge existed only in her answer to a question asked after a resident was already hurt. It had never been written down, distributed to staff, or enforced on the floor.
Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits on Center Street in Little Egg Harbor Township and serves residents who depend on staff for basic mobility. For at least some of those residents, getting from one place to another in a wheelchair meant trusting that the person pushing them knew what they were doing and had been told how to do it safely. The inspection found that the facility had given them no formal guidance at all.
The resident who was harmed is identified in inspection records only by number.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center from 2025-11-25 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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SEACREST REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in LITTLE EGG HARBOR TW, NJ was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 25, 2025.
The November inspection, triggered by a complaint, found that staff had moved a resident in a wheelchair without the leg rests in place.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.