Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC
Does MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), MERWICK CARE & REHAB CENTER, LLC (CCN 315001), in PLAINSBORO, NJ, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 9 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F — 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 $26,680 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record 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 $26,680 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
$26,680
CMS has $26,680 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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
28 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Document what happened
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