Complaint #3031109 Based on interviews and review of pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to protect residents from misappropriation of resident specific controlled substance medication by the Director of Nursing. The deficient practice was identified for 5 of 5 unsampled residents, and was evidenced by the following:On 6/8/26 at 11:10 AM, the survey team was made aware by the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) of a Facility Reportable Event (FRE) dated 5/28/26, involving diversion of residents' controlled substance (CDS) medications (meds). The LNHA provided the survey team with the FRE. …
F602 citations in New Jersey
Misappropriation and exploitation · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F602 less often than its own record predicts
0.10 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 F602.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F602 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.20% | 0.48× |
| 2025 | 0.05% | 0.10× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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