Livia Health And Senior Living
LIVIA HEALTH AND SENIOR LIVING in EAST HANOVER, NJ — inspection on February 20, 2026.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
The surveyor reviewed the final validation report from CMS with the MDSC, the 3 residents' MDS assessments that were not submitted within fourteen days of completion, as follows: 1. Resident #27 had a Quarterly MDS assessment with an assessment reference date (ARD, the last day of the observation period) of 1/15/26 but was not transmitted until 2/22/26. (Submission was 24 days late).
- Resident #50 had a Quarterly MDS assessment with an ARD, of 12/11/25 but was not transmitted
until 1/28/26. (Submission was 33 days late). 3. Resident #91 had an Annual MDS assessment with an ARD, of 1/19/26 but was not transmitted until 2/11/26. (Submission was 9 days late.) On 2/19/26 at 11:50 AM, the surveyor reviewed policy titled, MDS-Completion and Submission Timeframe, dated, 9/25/25, which revealed.the assessments coordinator or designee is responsible for ensuring resident assessments are submitted to Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services' internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES) in accordance with current federal and state guidelines. On 2/19/26 at 12:10 PM, the surveyor reviewed policy titled, MDS-Electronic Transmission, dated, 9/25/25, which revealed.all MDS assessments (admission, annual, significant change, quarterly review, discharge and reentry records are completed and electronically encoded into the facilities MDS information system and transmitted in accordance with current regulations governing the transmission of MDS data. On 2/19/26 at 12:56 PM, the surveyor met with the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) and Director of Nursing (DON) to review concerns found during the survey.
The DON stated Admission, Quarterly and Annual MDS should be completed within 14 days of the ARD.On 2/20/26 at 12:06 PM, the surveyor team met with the LHNA and DON. No further pertinent information was provided.NJAC 8:39-11.1
(DON), Administrator in Training, Chief Operations Officer, and Infection Preventionist Nurse to
to the Resident's weight.On 2/20/26 at 9:20 AM, during an interview with the surveyor, the Director of
mattresses, and then the nurses monitored them.A review of the facility's policy: Support Surface Guidelines reviewed 7/2/25 reflected.The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidelines for the assessment of appropriate pressure reducing and relieving devices for residents at risk of skin breakdown.The support surface will be adjusted per the resident's weight and physician's order.On 2/20/26 at 9:39 AM, no further information was provided. NJAC: 8:39 27.1 (a)
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Livia Health and Senior Living 1 South Ridgedale Avenue East Hanover, NJ 07936
The surveyor further observed three refrigerator fans with a blackish dust-like build up.
The FSD stated every open container should be labeled, and the fans were scheduled to be clean that week.4. In the two-door refrigerated deli station, the surveyor observed a container of potato salad that was not labeled with a created and/or use by date.5. In the cooking area of the kitchen, the surveyor observed on top of two-door standing oven and standing steamer a buildup of a sticky substance.
Per the FSD, all cooking equipment is cleaned weekly.6. On 2/18/26 at 11:08 AM, during the follow-up kitchen tour, the surveyor observed Chef #1 with facial hair not wearing a beard guard.
The FSD spoke with Chef #1, and a beard guard was put on. On 2/19/26 at 8:30 AM, the Assistant Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (ALNHA) provided the surveyor with three facility policies.
The culinary dress code policy with a reviewed date of 9/9/25 revealed, Required Attire: 1.
All culinary staff must wear: d. [NAME] guard (if applicable) .Jewelry Restrictions.
- Prohibited. b.
Dangling earrings, c.
Dangling necklaces.
The culinary food labeling policy with a reviewed date of 6/15/25 revealed, General Labeling Requirements. 1.
All prepared, opened, or repackaged food items must include: a.
Name of the food items, b.
Date prepared, or date opened, c.
Use-by/discard/expiration date.
The culinary sanitization policy with a reviewed date of 6/11/25 revealed, 3.
All equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils are cleaned and sanitized using heat or chemical sanitizing solutions. On 2/19/26 at 12:52 PM, the surveyor met with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA), Director of Nursing (DON), Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) and ALHNA to review concerns found during the survey.
The LHNA stated all concerns in the kitchen would be addressed immediately.On 2/20/26 at 11:37 AM, the surveyor met with the CFO, LNHA, ALNHA, DON and ADON for the exit conference.
The LNHA provided copies of in-services for the kitchen concerns that were mentioned on 2/19/26. No further information provided. NJAC 8:39-17.2(g) Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
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Livia Health and Senior Living 1 South Ridgedale Avenue East Hanover, NJ 07936