CCN 315317 · Atlantic County, New Jersey
Excel Care at the Pines
29 North Vermont Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Excel Care at the Pines is a 151-bed for-profit nursing home in Atlantic City, New Jersey, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1992. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 130.4 residents a day, about 86% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $22.1 million originally, at 5.97%, with $21.9 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in September 2060.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 151
- Average residents per day
- 130.4 (86.4% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Eastern Pines Care and Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Certified since
- Dec 1, 1992
- Chain or affiliated group
- Excelcare (8 facilities, chain average 2.3 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | New Jersey median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 33 at 1, 71 at 2, 70 at 3, 90 at 4, 82 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 1 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | not reported | 3.60 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | not reported | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | not reported | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | not reported | 38.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 86.4% | 87.8% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 15 (Apr 6, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Excel Care at the Pines meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zbl Regency Opco, LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 60% | 12/27/2021 |
| Frankel, EliyahuIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 40% | 12/27/2021 |
| Tzufon LLCOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 12% | 12/27/2021 |
| Berkowitz, SamIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/27/2021 |
| Ornstein, MartonIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 8% | 12/27/2021 |
| Fahey, StephanieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 10/14/2024 |
| Frankel, EliyahuIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/27/2021 |
| Kelly, BrendanIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/27/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2021 | Eastern Pines Care and Rehabilitation Center LLC | Eastern Pines LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Excel Care at the Pines, 151 beds. Lender at endorsement: Greystone Funding Company LLC | $22,100,000 | Active: 5.97%, $21,907,351 balanceMatures Sep 1, 2060. Servicer: Greystone Servicing Company | 03522113 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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