Livia Health and Senior Living

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Livia Health and Senior Living, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Feb 26, 2025

  Complaint #: NJ00183458 Based on observations, interviews, and review of pertinent facility documents on 02/25/2025 and 02/26/2025, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident (Resident #1) was free from neglect when it failed to provide the required care and services to meet the need of the Resident and follow its policies titled Abuse Prevention Program, Elopements and Wandering Residents, and Tracker for Residents Leaving the Building. On 02/10/2025, Resident #1 was picked up from Dialysis by the facility's van driver and was never brought back inside the building after the driver parked the vehicle in the parking lot at 5:00 pm and left Resident #1 sitting inside in her/his wheelchair unattended for 5 hours. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Feb 26, 2025

  Complaint #: NJ00183458 Based on observations, interviews, and review of pertinent facility documents on 02/25/2025 and 02/26/2025, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident (Resident #1) was safe when it failed to follow its policies titled Elopements Wandering Residents, Resident Transportation, and Tracker for Residents Leaving the Building. On 02/10/2025, Resident #1 was picked up from Dialysis by the facility's van driver; the driver did not take Resident #1 into the building upon return to the facility; instead, the driver parked the vehicle in the parking lot at 1700 [5:00 pm], exited the vehicle and left the Resident in the van until she/he was found approximately 5 hours later. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 20, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and review of facility policies, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain proper kitchen sanitation practices in a manner to prevent food borne illness. This deficient practice was observed and evidenced by the following: On 2/17/26 at 7:42 AM, in the presence of the Food Service Director (FSD), the surveyor observed the following:1. One dietary aide (DA#1) with facial hair not wearing a beard guard, two dietary aides (DA#2 and DA#3) wearing dangling earrings and DA#2 also wearing a dangling necklace. Per the FSD, all facial hair needs to be covered with a beard guard and any jewelry worn should not dangle.2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF759Oct 21, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to administer medication with an error rate of less than 5%. The surveyor observed two nurses administer medications to three residents with 26 opportunities for error. There were five errors involving 3 of 3 residents observed, which resulted in an error rate of 19.2% as evidenced by the following: 1. On 10/14/22 at 8:06 AM, the surveyor observed a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) administer medication to a resident. One of the medications that the resident received was Levocarnitine oral solution (a medication used to treat those who have a lack of carnitine,which is an amino acid, in their body. It is used for people who have kidney disease). 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF686Feb 20, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of facility documents, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a low-air-loss mattress was accurately set and monitored based on the resident's weight. This deficient practice was identified for 2 of 4 residents reviewed (Resident #9 and #12). This deficient practice was evidenced by the following: 1. On 2/18/26 at 11:00 AM, the surveyor observed resident #12 in bed with a specialty mattress in place. The resident's air mattress pump was set to a weight of 325 pounds.On 2/19/26 at 10:32 AM, the surveyor observed resident #12 in bed with a specialty mattress in place. The resident's air mattress pump was set to a weight of 325 pounds. […]