Based on record review, interviews, and review of the facility's policy titled Discharge Planning Process, on 04/21/2026 through 04/23/2026, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident was discharged to a safe home, including the repair of a water pipe prior to discharge, for 1 of 1 residents (Resident (R) 1) reviewed for appropriate discharge from the facility. As a result, R1 was discharged to an unsafe home without running water or heat. Ten days after discharge, the police were called to the home to find the resident with limited electricity, no running water or working heating system, and unable to walk or get down the stairs, other than sliding down on his/her buttocks. R1 was taken by the Police Department (PD) to the Emergency Department (ED) for care. …
F627 citations in New Jersey
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F627 less often than its own record predicts
0.44 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 F627.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F627 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.
COMPLAINT # 2800691 Based on interview, medical record review, and review of pertinent facility documentation on 8/17/26 and 8/18/26, the facility failed to complete a thorough and accurate discharge summary for Resident #3 when it did not include a post-discharge appointment. The deficient practice was identified for one of two residents (Resident #3) reviewed for discharge and was evidenced by the following:A review of Resident #3's admission Record (an admission summary) revealed that the resident was admitted to the facility with diagnoses which included but were not limited to: displaced intertrochanteric fracture of the left femur (a break in the upper part of the thigh bone between the hip joint and the main shaft), vascular dementia, and chronic diastolic (congestive) heart… …
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