Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Complete Care at Fair Lawn Edge, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Apr 23, 2024

  Complaint #NJ 165064 Complaint #NJ 166666 Based on interviews, record review, and review of other pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to 1.) provide adequate supervision for a cognitively impaired, exit seeking resident and ensure exit doors were securely locked which resulted in Resident # 353 eloping from the facility on 06/15/2023 and 2.) follow facility elopement policy which resulted in Resident # 355 eloping from the facility on 08/17/2023. This deficient practice was identified for 2 of 3 residents (Resident # 353 and Resident # 355) reviewed for elopement. The facility failed to monitor and supervise a cognitively impaired, exit seeking resident from being able to exit the facility through an unsecured exit door. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jan 13, 2022

  Based on observations, interviews, facility policy review, and New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC) 8:24, it was determined that the facility failed to prepare, distribute, and serve food under sanitary conditions, Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure dietary staff utilized the three compartments sink to wash and disinfect food preparation and food serving utensils when their dishwasher was broken for one (Dietary Aide #1) of one dietary staff observed; -Ensure that dietary staff performed hand hygiene in between tasks and between glove changes for one (Cook #1) of three dietary staff observed in the kitchen; and -Ensure dietary staff did not clean food preparation surfaces in the kitchen (counter tops) with plain water for one (Cook #1) of three dietary staff observed in the… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 8, 2021

  Based on observation, interview and review of documentation provided by the facility, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain proper kitchen sanitation practices and properly label, date and store potentially hazardous foods in a safe and sanitary environment to prevent the development of food borne illness. This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: On 3/30/21 at 9:36 AM, during a tour with the Food Service Director (FSD) the surveyor observed the following: The diamond plate (a steel or stainless steel non porous metal of industrial strength) was pulled away from the wall behind the handwashing sink which exposed the damaged wall. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Aug 18, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and review of other facility documentation, the facility failed to ensure the facility was maintained in a safe, clean, and homelike environment. This deficient practice was identified for 2 of 2 units (3rd and 4th floors) and 2 of 2 shower rooms.This deficient practice was evidenced by the following:On 8/13/25 at 9:55 AM, the surveyor with the Housekeeping Director (HD) toured the 3rd floor and observed the following inside the shower room:-Upon entry, toward the right side of the shower room in the 1st cubicle, there was a shower chair with ripped chair cover, and across the 1st cubicle was a plastic tray. The 1st cubicle wall tiles and moldings with yellowish stain. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF658Feb 23, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of pertinent facility documentation, it was determined that the facility failed to 1) follow acceptable standards of practice for the administration of a controlled medication and 2) failed to maintain accurate accountability and documentation of a controlled medication for 1 of 23 Residents reviewed, Resident # 76, 3) clarifying a physician's medication order for 1 of 9 residents reviewed for medication administration Resident #37; 4) sign for the administration of medication that was not administered for 1 of 9 residents reviewed for medication administration Resident #37, 5) sign for behavior monitoring that was not completed for 3 of 9 residents (Resident #89, #84,and #39) reviewed for behavior logs, 6) use a facility approved… […]