15 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
18 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (8 deficiencies)
Newark, NJ
1-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with $329,910 in total fines with 15 recent health deficiencies with 18 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
65 Jay Street, Newark, NJ
(973) 483-6800
Overall
1 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
1 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
430
Certified beds
Average residents
391
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Paramount Care Centers
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1986-12-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.30
Registered nurse staffing
LPN hours / resident day
0.81
Licensed practical nurse staffing
Aide hours / resident day
1.83
Nurse aide staffing
Weekend hours
2.58
Weekend nurse staffing
RN turnover
26%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
36%
Annual nurse turnover
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
2.1
0.7 pts better
|
1.9
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.6 |
1.1
0.5 pts better
|
1.8
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
93.0%
7 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 99.5% |
97.2%
2.3 pts better
|
95.5%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 0.8% |
2.4%
1.6 pts better
|
3.3%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 20.7% |
11.4%
9.3 pts worse
|
11.4%
9.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.6% |
4.6%
1 pts better
|
5.4%
1.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 7.8% |
19.0%
11.2 pts better
|
19.6%
11.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 25.5% |
13.5%
12 pts worse
|
16.7%
8.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| 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 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 8.5% |
9.8%
1.3 pts better
|
16.3%
7.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 8.5% |
9.7%
1.2 pts better
|
14.9%
6.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.1% |
0.7%
0.6 pts better
|
1.0%
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.3% |
0.8%
0.5 pts better
|
1.7%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 10.0% |
15.9%
5.9 pts better
|
19.8%
9.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 5.8% |
6.0%
0.2 pts better
|
5.1%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 96.7% |
78.7%
18 pts better
|
81.7%
15 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 12.3% |
8.2%
4.1 pts worse
|
12.0%
0.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.5% |
1.2%
1.3 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 92.2% |
80.1%
12.1 pts better
|
79.7%
12.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 29.7% |
25.4%
4.3 pts worse
|
23.9%
5.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
18 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (8 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
16 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (8 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-07-30
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 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-11-06
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-08-15
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-08-14
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-08-15
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2025-11-06
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2025-11-06
Fire Safety
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-08-14
Fire Safety
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-09-29
Fire Safety
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-09-29
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-07-30
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-07-30
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 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2024-02-20
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 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2024-02-20
Fire Safety
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-02-20
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 2021-08-27
Fire Safety
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2021-09-20
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2021-10-08
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Fire Safety
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2021-09-20
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Inspection history
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-07-21
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 2025-07-21
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-07-21
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-06-24
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-06-24
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-06-24
Health
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-06-24
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 2024-09-05
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-09-05
Health
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2024-08-20
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-02-16
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-02-16
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 2024-01-16
Health
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-16
Health
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2021-08-24
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2021-08-27
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2021-08-26
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2021-08-27
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 2021-08-27
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2021-08-26
Health
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2021-08-26
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2021-12-14
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $329,910
Fine
5% Or Greater Security Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
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