AristaCare at Manchester: Catheter Care Gaps Found - NJ
Inspectors reviewing medication and treatment administration records found blank spaces on multiple dates in February 2025, including February 23 and 24. Two physician orders, both dated February 22, 2025, directed staff to record catheter output every shift and to perform catheter care every shift for infection prevention. The blanks appeared on both.
The facility's own staff explained what that means.
A Licensed Practical Nurse interviewed on August 26 told the surveyor that after giving a medication or completing a treatment, staff are supposed to check off the record to show it was done. When asked directly what a blank box could mean, the nurse said the medication was not given or the treatment was not completed.
The unit manager said the same thing. Physicians' orders should be carried out as written, she told the surveyor, and there should never be blanks. A blank, she said, meant it was not done.
The Director of Nursing, interviewed later that afternoon with the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and a Regional Clinical Director present, acknowledged that the records should be completed in their entirety and that an unfilled entry could mean the order was not carried out.
The facility's own undated policies require that all medications be administered according to physician orders, that staff document each medication in the electronic record immediately after giving it, and that any withheld or refused medication be noted with an explanation. A separate documentation policy states that all observations, medications, and services must be recorded in the resident's clinical record.
The catheter care that went unrecorded in February, and what that meant for the resident who depended on it, is not something the inspection record resolves.
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AristaCare at Manchester LLC in MANCHESTER, NJ was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 27, 2025.
Inspectors reviewing medication and treatment administration records found blank spaces on multiple dates in February 2025, including February 23 and 24.
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.