Aristacare at Parkside

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Aristacare at Parkside, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689May 27, 2025

  COMPLAINT #NJ00186243, NJ00186326 Based on observations, interviews, medical record review, and review of other pertinent facility documentation on 5/15/25 and 5/20/25, it was determined that facility staff allowed a severely cognitively impaired resident to exit the secured locked unit and then exit the facility while wearing a Wander Guard (WG) device. Staff also failed to follow the facility's Secure Care/Wanderguard System and Elopements policies on 5/11/25 for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1). The resident was located at an off-site location by a relative and returned to the facility on 5/11/25 at approximately 9:30 P.M. This deficient practice placed all cognitively impaired residents who were at risk for elopement in an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) situation. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jul 9, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and review of facility policy, it was determined that the facility failed to handle potentially hazardous food and maintain sanitation in a safe and consistent manner to prevent food borne illness. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 07/01/2026 from 9:14 AM until 9:50 AM, the surveyor observed the following in the kitchen in the presence of the Dietary Director (DD): 1. In the dessert refrigerator, there was a chef salad on a plate wrapped in clear plastic with no label and no date. The DD said yes it should have been labeled and dated. 2. In the dessert refrigerator, there was an opened jar of kosher dill pickles with an opened date of 05/25/2026. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 12, 2025

  Based on observations, interview, and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to handle potentially hazardous foods and maintain sanitation in a safe consistent manner to prevent food borne illness. This deficient practice was observed by the following: On 3/6/2025 from 10:02AM to 10:55 AM, the surveyor observed the following in the presence of the Food Service Director (FSD): Prep Area: 1. Upon washing hands in the prep area, the surveyor did not observe a self-closing waste receptacle next to the handwashing station. When asked if a waste receptacle was required next to the hand washing sink, the FSD responded that there was trash can upon entrance to the room that the kitchen staff use. The surveyor did not observe a lid to the garbage receptacle. 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF921Jul 29, 2021

  Complaint Intake: NJ 7 Based on records review, facility policy review, and interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the resident's environment was comfortable and within a safe temperature. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment was consistently between the range of 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit (F). This had the potential to affect all residents. Findings included: 1. A family member for Resident #1 was interviewed on 07/29/2021 at 10:51 AM. The family said the TV room on the second floor was very hot in June 2021. The family said they did not know what the temperature in the room was, but it felt warm. They said they didn't know if they could come back because it was making them feel sick. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Mar 12, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain a homelike environment that was clean, safe, and sanitary. This deficient practice was identified for 3 of 4 floors (2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors). This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: 1. On 03/10/2025 at 12:25 PM, Surveyor #1 observed Shower Room B on the 4th floor: the door was missing a section of the panel facing into the shower room, the white shower curtain for a stall was ripped, there were white debris on a blue shower curtain in another stall, the tiles surrounding the toilet were cracked, brown debris was present in a shower stall, and the drain contained brown matter. […]