Preakness Healthcare Center
Preakness Healthcare Center is a 406-bed nursing home in WAYNE, New Jersey. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1996-12-01. It averages 269.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Preakness Healthcare Center?
CMS lists 35 health-inspection deficiencies for Preakness Healthcare Center since 2021-07-14, 32 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 2026-01-08.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-05-02 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2025-01-22 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-01-22 | F0607, F0640, F0759 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E |
| 2025-01-22 | F0550, F0658, F0684, F0690, F0695, F0698, F0725, F0755, F0757, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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 each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. | D |
| 2025-01-22 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C |
| 2025-01-14 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2024-11-26 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | J |
| 2024-03-01 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2023-09-08 | F0609, F0759, F0909, F0949 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E |
| 2023-09-08 | F0550, F0584, F0610, F0623, F0625, F0700, F0880 | 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 a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-09-08 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2021-07-14 | F0711, F0712, F0880 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
Why was Preakness Healthcare Center fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-26 | Fine | $15,646 |
How is Preakness Healthcare Center staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NJ average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.00707 | 3.84961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 23.7 | 39.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 269.5 | 122.4 |
Who owns Preakness Healthcare Center?
Preakness Healthcare Center is registered with CMS as Government - County, operates under the legal business name COUNTY OF PASSAIC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | COUNTY OF PASSAIC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE | since 12/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | WILLIAMSON, THOMAS | since 06/01/2004 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CORRADO, LUCINDA | since 12/01/2006 |
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