New Jersey Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 348 skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey. Facilities average 21.3 deficiency citations each, with 7,398 total citations recorded and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 242 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding New Jersey's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in New Jersey
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,542 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,442 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 873 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 870 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 752 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 687 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in New Jersey
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 522 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 464 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 431 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 286 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 282 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 238 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 235 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 234 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 200 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 195 citations