Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
St Catherine Of Siena
7 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ · (973) 226-1577
- Certified beds
- 30
- Residents per day
- 28
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 14, 2001
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New Jersey.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Jersey homes
St Catherine Of Siena carries 49 inspection points. That is fewer than 53% of New Jersey's 346 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New Jersey: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–18 pts
- 4★ 18–37 pts
- 3★ 37–60 pts
- 2★ 60–93.75 pts
- 1★ over 93.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in New Jersey by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
21 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5D
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Rights4E
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- E
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
- D
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- D
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspection history
2026-05-29
8 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2025-01-07
7 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (2 deficiencies)
2023-10-12
6 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 36 min of nursing staff time a day, 11 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
36 min
New Jersey average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 10% of nursing staff and 0% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$16,171 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-30 | Fine | $9,116 |
| 2023-11-13 | Fine | $2,117 |
| 2023-11-06 | Fine | $1,764 |
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $3,174 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.9 pts better | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6 pts better | 99.0% | 93.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.2 pts better | 100.0% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.8 pts worse | 6.1% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms12.5 pts better | 0.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.3 pts worse | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.2 pts worse | 21.0% | 18.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.2 pts better | 12.7% | 12.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.2 pts better | 7.1% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.1 pts better | 6.2% | 8.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts worse | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.3 pts worse | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence12.9 pts worse | 28.1% | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.7 pts worse | 8.0% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine21 pts better | 100.0% | 79.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts better | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Ramm, Luella | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schlam, Everett | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wittler, Judith | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wittler, Judith | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
17 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke7F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Egress6F
- F
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- F
Install proper backup exit lighting.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- E
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Services1E
- E
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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