Complaints: 2706516, 2743086 Based on interview and review of facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to employ a full-time Social Worker (SW) from August 2024 until 02/12/2026. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents and was evidenced by the following:On 02/11/2026 at 10:05 AM, a survey entrance conference was conducted with the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) who stated that the facility did not have a full-time Social Worker (SW) and the facility's part-time SW left approximately two weeks prior. On 02/12/2026 at 9:34 AM, an interview was conducted with the Human Resources Director (HRD) who stated the facility had no full-time SW for the last five months. …
F850 citations in New Jersey
Administration Deficiencies
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Jersey cites F850 more often than its own record predicts
1.88 times the share F850 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Jersey in 2025, this is the portion that was F850.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Jersey surveyors wrote
F850 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.
Based on interview and review of documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to employ a Social Worker (SW) with the required one year of supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting working directly with the individuals per the facility's job description and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This deficient practice was identified for 1 of 1 SW employed and was evidenced by the following: On 03/22/23 at 10:16 AM, the surveyor interviewed the SW who stated that she worked in the facility for eight (8) months and that she was the only SW in the facility and did not have a SW degree. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Jersey citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 1.28× |
| 2025 | 0.09% | 1.88× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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