Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Accelerate Skilled Nursing and Rehab Piscataway, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF835Jan 13, 2023

  Based on observation, interviews, medical record review and other pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility's Administrator failed to ensure that the facility was in compliance with the following regulatory requirements, which affected the safety of all the residents in the facility. The Administrator failed to ensure: 1.) immediate action was taken to initiate contact tracing upon the identification of a COVID positive staff member, Registered Nurse #1 (RN #1), who was symptomatic and provided care to 9 residents on 1 of 2 units and tested positive for COVID-19 while at work on 12/24/22, 2) conduct contact tracing to identify residents and staff who had close contact with symptomatic COVID-19 positive residents (Resident #33 and #235), 3.) a process was in… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Jan 13, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure: 1.) immediate action was taken to initiate contact tracing upon the identification of a COVID positive staff member, Registered Nurse #1 (RN #1), who was symptomatic and provided care to 9 residents on 1 of 2 units and tested positive for COVID-19 while at work on 12/24/22 2. 2) conduct contact tracing to identify residents and staff who had close contact with symptomatic COVID-19 positive residents (Resident #33 and #235) 3.) COVID-19 surveillance and monitoring were completed for the residents, 4.) the facility followed the relevant Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal, and State guidance for infection control, and 5.) the facility's Outbreak Plan and COVID-19… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF886Jan 13, 2023

  Based on interview, medical record review, and review of facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure: 1.) a symptomatic Registered Nurse #1 (RN #1) notified the supervisor, prior to the start of her shift on 12/24/22 that she was ill, 2.) a process was in place to conduct immediate resident and staff testing upon identification of a COVID-19 positive staff member (RN #1) who provided care to 9 residents on 1 of 2 units while working on 12/24/22, and for two residents who tested positive for COVID-19 (Residents #33 and #235) 3.) the facility followed the relevant Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal, and State guidance for infection control, and 4.) the facility's Outbreak Plan and COVID-19 policies were followed to prevent exposure and… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Nov 10, 2025

  Based on interviews and review of pertinent facility documents on 11/05/25, 11/06/25, and 11/10/25, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a cognitively impaired resident (Resident #1) was protected from neglect when the resident was found unresponsive outside on the patio during a heat wave and was sent to the emergency room for heat stroke (life-threatening from environmental heat exposure). This deficient practice was identified for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for abuse and neglect (Resident #1).On 07/29/25 at 11:15 AM, Resident #1's Representative (RR #1), a companion, discovered Resident #1 outside on the second-floor patio unresponsive. RR #1 immediately informed the Registered Nurse (RN #1), who went outside and found the resident unconscious. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 2, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, record review and policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to a.) store potentially hazardous foods in a manner to prevent food borne illness, and b.) failed to maintain the kitchen environment and equipment in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination from foreign substances and potential for the development a food borne illness. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 11/22/24 at 10:56 AM, in the presence of the Food Service Director, the surveyor observed the following: 1. On the shelf holding the water dispenser, the surveyor observed that the shelf was soiled with brown and white colored debris and the drip tray underneath the water dispenser spout was soiled with built up dried grown substance. 2. […]