BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER is a 106-bed nursing home in TRENTON, New Jersey. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-03-11. It averages 99.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
CMS lists 75 health-inspection deficiencies for BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER since 2022-10-20, 53 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | F0727, F0812, F0835, F0851 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2026-01-05 | F0584, F0924 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | E |
| 2026-01-05 | F0607, F0609, F0610, F0759, F0761, F0814, F0880 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-04-24 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E |
| 2025-04-24 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-06-26 | F0550, F0557, F0561, F0603, F0604, F0835 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | J |
| 2024-06-26 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2024-06-26 | F0756, F0838, F0865, F0881 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F |
| 2024-06-26 | F0582, F0607, F0641, F0658, F0679, F0725, F0755, F0759, F0761, F0809, F0880, F0882, F0697 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | E |
| 2024-06-26 | F0584, F0656, F0657, F0677, F0686, F0693, F0757, F0812, F0883, F0921, F0573, F0580, F0610, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. / Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2022-10-20 | F0638, F0640 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | F |
| 2022-10-20 | F0604, F0636, F0645, F0688, F0698, F0756, F0812, F0838, F0865, F0880 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2022-10-20 | F0578, F0637, F0641, F0657, F0658, F0759, F0761, F0868, F0881, F0888 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 | D |
Why was BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Fine | $16,757 |
| 2024-06-26 | Fine | $10,814 |
How is BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER staffed relative to the NJ average?
| Measure | This facility | NJ average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.18232 | 3.84961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 57.0 | 39.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 99.1 | 122.4 |
Who owns BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER?
BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name BELLEVUE GARDEN GROUP, LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BERKOWITZ, CHESKEL, LEIFER, JOEL, ORGEL, JOSEPH, ORNSTEIN, MARTON, RUBENSTEIN, DAVID, ZUPNICK, JOEL | since 12/29/2021 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | PERLOW, JOSEPH | since 12/29/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | STERN, SAMUEL | since 12/29/2021 |
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