Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA
Does ST CATHERINE OF SIENA have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ST CATHERINE OF SIENA (CCN 315471), in CALDWELL, NJ, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 7 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $16,171 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
CMS has $16,171 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$16,171
CMS has $16,171 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 3.3
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
11 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Document what happened
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