Preferred Care At Mercer
PREFERRED CARE AT MERCER in EWING, NJ — inspection on November 3, 2025.
Found 1 citation. 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 asked the UM if the dressing would be dated 11/2/25 if it was completed on 11/2/25 evening shift and 11/3/25 day shift and the UM responded, No, it wasn't done.A review of Resident #3 ICCP initiated 4/22/25 showed a focus of actual skin integrity.
Interventions included but were not limited to administer treatment as ordered.On 11/3/25 at 1:40 PM, the surveyor interviewed the Director of Nursing regarding wound care.
The surveyor asked if the TAR is signed by the nurse what would that mean, and she responded that it should be done.
The DON then presented the surveyor with progress notes of resident refusal that were created after the surveyor inquiry.The surveyor reviewed the policy titled, Pressure Ulcer/Wound Treatment Management, with a review date of 2/1/25.
The policy was to promote wound healing of various types of wounds, it is the policy of the facility to provide evidence-based treatments in accordance with the current standards of practice and physician orders.
Number one of the policy was that wound treatments would be provided in accordance with physician orders.N.J.A.C. 8:39-27.1(a)
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