Based on interviews, record reviews, and review of the facility's policy, the facility failed to ensure one of one resident (Residents (R) 17), out of a survey sample of 61, was afforded the right to participate in their care planning process. This failure placed the residents at risk of not being aware of the goals and outcomes of their care and for their care plan not to be person centered.Findings include:Review of R17's electronic medical record (EMR) titled admission Record located under the Profile tab indicated the facility admitted the resident on 11/13/19.Review of R17's EMR titled social services Progress Notes dated 05/23/25, located under the Prog (Progress) Notes tab, revealed that the resident attended a care conference. …
F553 citations in New Jersey
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F553 less often than its own record predicts
0.74 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in New Jersey in 2025, this is the portion that was F553.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F553 findings written in New Jersey, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Jersey citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 0.37× |
| 2024 | 0.05% | 0.27× |
| 2025 | 0.14% | 0.74× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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