Cycle 1
Health 2025-04-04 · Fire 2025-04-04
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
13 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (8 deficiencies)
Paramus, NJ
New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home At Paramus
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 6 recent health deficiencies with 13 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1 Veterans Drive, Paramus, NJ
(201) 634-8212
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
336
Certified beds
Average residents
201
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1995-06-22
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
1.33
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.69 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.88
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.94 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
3.59
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.23 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
5.80
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
2.21
RN + LPN hours · state 1.62 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
5.22
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.87
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.49 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.05
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.44
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
6.30
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.26
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
28%
Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
22%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
53
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
91.93
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0274
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Healthcare-associated infections
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Total nurse turnover
10
Performance 21.00% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
8.39
Baseline 6.43 hours · Performance 5.46 hours · Measure score 8.39 · Achievement 8.39 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.52% |
10.72%
0.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 42 · Observed rate 9.52% · Lower 95% interval 6.95% |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 4 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.04 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | Not Available |
95.27%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 16 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 16 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 16 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 24 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0.48% |
8.2%
7.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 414 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 98.07% |
42%
56.1 pts better
|
Numerator 406 · Denominator 414 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.3 |
2.1
0.2 pts worse
|
1.9
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.3 · Observed 1.9 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.3 |
1.1
0.2 pts worse
|
1.8
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 1.1 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.1% |
93.0%
6.1 pts better
|
93.4%
5.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.0% · Q2 99.0% · Q3 99.0% · Q4 99.5% · 4Q avg 99.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 99.1% |
97.2%
1.9 pts better
|
95.5%
3.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 99.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.4% |
2.4%
1 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 3.0% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.1% |
11.4%
11.3 pts better
|
11.4%
11.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.6% · 4Q avg 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.9% |
4.6%
0.7 pts better
|
5.4%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.7% · Q2 5.1% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 4.0% · 4Q avg 3.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 17.3% |
19.0%
1.7 pts better
|
19.6%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.8% · Q2 16.7% · Q3 19.0% · Q4 14.7% · 4Q avg 17.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 18.8% |
13.5%
5.3 pts worse
|
16.7%
2.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.5% · Q2 18.5% · Q3 21.4% · Q4 18.1% · 4Q avg 18.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 20.4% |
9.8%
10.6 pts worse
|
16.3%
4.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.3% · Q2 23.2% · Q3 25.9% · Q4 20.9% · 4Q avg 20.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 13.4% |
9.7%
3.7 pts worse
|
14.9%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.7% · Q2 14.4% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 10.9% · 4Q avg 13.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.7%
0.7 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.3% |
0.8%
0.5 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 1.6% · Q4 1.0% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 9.0% |
15.9%
6.9 pts better
|
19.8%
10.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.8% · Q2 9.2% · Q3 8.4% · Q4 11.6% · 4Q avg 9.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.2% |
6.0%
0.2 pts worse
|
5.1%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.4% · Q2 8.0% · Q3 5.8% · Q4 6.9% · 4Q avg 6.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 87.5% |
78.7%
8.8 pts better
|
81.7%
5.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 86.2% · Q4 86.7% · 4Q avg 87.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 18.3% |
8.2%
10.1 pts worse
|
12.0%
6.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.3% · Observed 18.2% · Expected 11.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 28.9% |
25.4%
3.5 pts worse
|
23.9%
5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 28.9% · Observed 27.3% · Expected 22.5% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-01-23 · Fire 2023-01-23
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2021-10-20 · Fire 2021-10-20
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K211 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-04-17
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K222 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-06-06
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K223 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2025-06-13
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K321 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-06-13
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K341 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-06-13
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K342 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
Corrected 2025-04-05
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K344 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Corrected 2025-04-23
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K351 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-06-06
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-28
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K355 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-04-23
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-06-17
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K531 · Services Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-06-17
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
K923 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-04-23
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-01-23
K345 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-02-23
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-10-20
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2021-12-15
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-10-20
K321 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2022-02-10
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-10-20
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-02-10
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-10-20
K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2021-12-15
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2026-01-23
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Not marked corrected
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-12-03
F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-01-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-04
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-10-20
F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2021-12-14
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Collette, Yolanda
Corporate Officer · Individual
Collette, Yolanda
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Doyle, Timothy
Corporate Officer · Individual
Doyle, Timothy
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Hannibal, Biko
Corporate Officer · Individual
Hannibal, Biko
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Kamanda, Saarndupe
Corporate Officer · Individual
Kamanda, Saarndupe
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
State Of New Jersey Omb Centralized Payroll
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
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