Based on interview and record review it was determined that the facility failed to have a process in place to ensure that prior to signing a binding arbitration agreement, that was included within the admission Packet, the agreement was clearly communicated to the resident or representative in a manner they understood, and they acknowledged they understood the agreement. The deficient practice was identified for 7 of 7 residents (Resident #15, #37, #38, #86, #102, #106, and #114) who attended a resident council meeting and a resident with a severely impaired cognition (Resident #105).The evidence was as follows: On 3/22/26 at 10:19 AM, during the facility entrance conference held with the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA), the surveyor asked the LNHA if the facility used… …
F847 citations in New Jersey
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F847 less often than its own record predicts
0.93 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 F847.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F847 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 | 0.12% | 0.80× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 1.83× |
| 2025 | 0.14% | 0.93× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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