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F726 citations in New Jersey

Competent nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F726 in New Jersey. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

New Jersey cites F726 less often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share0.15×

0.15 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.

Share of New Jersey citations0.09%

Of every deficiency written in New Jersey in 2025, this is the portion that was F726.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What New Jersey surveyors wrote

F726 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.

K · Immediate jeopardy, patternMay 22, 2026

Complaint #: 3008061 Based on interview, record review, and review of pertinent facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a staff member, Unidentified Person (UP #1), who was providing resident direct care as a Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) was a.) certified as an nursing aide and b.) had the appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide resident care in a manner to assure resident safety and ensure each resident attained or maintained their highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents who resided on 2 of 3 nursing units. …

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G · Actual harm, isolatedJuly 25, 2024

Based on interviews and review of electronic medical record, as well as review of pertinent facility documents on [DATE] and [DATE], the facility failed to ensure Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA#1) used a sit to stand lift and a two-person assist transfer in 1 (Resident #1) of 4 residents as determined necessary by the Resident's Holistic Care Plan (HCP). The failure to follow this intervention during the evening care transfer of Resident #1 by CNA #1 resulted in the Resident falling to the floor and became unresponsive subsequently requiring her/his immediate transfer to acute care hospital emergency room (ER) for further evaluation. In the ER, the Resident was found to have large bilateral subdural hematoma (a condition that indicates bleeding in the brain) and expired on [DATE]. …

Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternJune 5, 2026

Based on interviews with facility staff and a review of facility-provided documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the nursing staff possessed and maintained the appropriate competencies and skills to provide nursing care to the facility's residents for 5 of 5 nursing employees reviewed. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 6/1/26 at 10:20 AM, the surveyor requested documentation of nursing competencies and annual performance evaluations for five nurses selected from the facility's provided active employee roster. …

Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway

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Recent years

YearShare of New Jersey citationsvs expected
20230.25%0.40×
20240.15%0.23×
20250.09%0.15×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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