Incontinence and catheter care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
F690 in New Jersey. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F690 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.85×
0.85 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of New Jersey citations1.15%
Of every deficiency written in New Jersey in 2025, this is the portion that was F690.
New Jersey1.15%
National1.35%
Share of all citations that were F690.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F690 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.
H · Actual harm, patternMarch 6, 2024
Complaint #159956
Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of pertinent documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement interventions to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) for a resident with a history of chronic UTI's (from 06/17/2022 through 01/03/2024) which required oral and intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy, and required hospitalization . This deficient practice was identified for 1 of 2 Residents (Resident #51) reviewed for Urinary Tract Infections and was evidenced by the following:
On 02/23/24 at 6:15 AM, Surveyor #5 completed an incontinence care tour on the 200 Unit, a strong urine odor permeated in the hallway of the low side of the 200 Unit. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJuly 9, 2026
Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of other facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that an indwelling catheter (tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine) drainage bag was secured in a manner that provided privacy for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for a urinary catheter, (Resident #2 and Resident # 124). This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: During the initial tour of the unit on 07/01/2026 at 09:34 AM, Resident #2 was observed in bed with an indwelling catheter drainage bag hung on the bed frame visible from the hallway not in a privacy bag. The privacy bag was next to the drainage bag. …
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