United Methodist Communities At The Shores
2201 Bay Avenue, Ocean City, NJ, 08226
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 54 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 41% — near the New Jersey averageNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 26.7% — lower than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the New Jersey averageNew Jersey avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315394
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 54 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- United Methodist Homes Of New Jersey
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Joseph j Conti
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- James Zauner
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Robert Peterson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2019
- Julie Ellis
Operational/managerial Control · since 2005
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0690·Aug 29, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0656·Aug 29, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0655·Aug 29, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0644·Aug 29, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D0641·Feb 20, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0947·Feb 20, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- F0812·Feb 20, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0809·Feb 20, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 29, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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