Raritan Post Acute: Medication Delivery Failures - NJ
The inspection, completed August 21, 2025, focused on what happened to Resident 16 beginning August 14. The medications had not been delivered to the facility, and by the time inspectors interviewed a registered nurse on August 18, they still had not arrived.
That nurse, identified in the report as RN 4, told inspectors she had contacted the pharmacy on August 18 about the antiseizure medication. The pharmacy told her a new physician order was required. She said she reached the physician, got the order faxed over, and expected delivery later that day. Four days had passed since the medications were first needed.
When inspectors tried to reach the licensed practical nurse who had been responsible for ordering and following up on Resident 16's medications on August 14, the day the problem began, she did not call back.
Her name in the report is LPN 9. Inspectors attempted to reach her at 4:51 PM on August 18. She did not return the call.
The citation, tagged F0755, was rated as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting few residents. That is the lower end of the federal harm scale, but antiseizure medications are not optional. They exist because, without them, the risk of a seizure is real. The report notes that Resident 16 had not had any seizures during the period the medications were missing. That outcome does not change what the facility failed to do.
What the report describes is a breakdown across multiple days and multiple staff. Someone was responsible for ensuring the medications were ordered when Resident 16 arrived or was admitted to the facility's care. Someone was responsible for following up when they did not arrive. On August 14, that responsibility belonged to LPN 9. Four days later, a different nurse was still working the problem, and the answer from the pharmacy was that no one had sent a valid physician order.
The facility operating at this address is listed in the inspection document under two names. The provider name on the CMS form reads Venetian Care and Rehabilitation Center. The facility receiving the citation is identified as Raritan Post Acute and Healthcare Center. Both are listed at 275 John T. O'Leary Boulevard in South Amboy.
The inspection was complaint-driven, meaning someone reported a concern that prompted the visit. The report does not identify who filed the complaint or what specifically they alleged. The deficiency investigators documented matches a scenario where a resident, or someone close to that resident, noticed the medications were not being given.
Resident 16's condition going into those four days is not fully described in the available report text. What is clear is that the resident had a documented need for antiseizure medication and a documented need for an antibiotic, and neither was available at the facility for days. The registered nurse who eventually resolved the problem on August 18 did so only after inspectors were already on site asking questions.
The nurse who was there at the start, on August 14, when the medications should have been ordered and confirmed, was asked to explain what she did and why. She never answered.
Full Inspection Report
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RARITAN POST ACUTE AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 21, 2025.
The inspection, completed August 21, 2025, focused on what happened to Resident 16 beginning August 14.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.