Careone At New Milford

The surveyor reviewed concerns regarding the accuracy of coding in the MDS assessments for Resident #72 and Resident #110, and RD #1 stated she would review and provide a response to the surveyor.

On 3/3/25 at 11:45 AM, the surveyor notified the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA), the Director of Nursing (DON), and the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) about the concern for the MDS coding accuracy for Resident #72 and Resident #110.

On 3/3/25 at 12:37 PM, RD #1 informed the surveyor that Resident #72 did not have a weight loss of 5% or more in the last month or loss of 10% or more in the last six months during the look back period from the ARD of the MDS assessments. RD#1 stated Resident #110 did not have a weight loss or weight gain of 5% or more in one month or 10% or more in the last six months during the look back period from the ARD of the MDS assessment. RD #1 acknowledged that the MDS assessments were not accurately coded and stated it could be a data entry error by RD #2.

On 3/4/25 at 9:17 AM, the surveyor interviewed RD #2 about completion of Section K in the MDS assessment. RD#2 stated the weight closest to the ARD date was used to determine significant weight changes in one month and six months.

The surveyor notified RD #2 of the concerns found with the MDS assessments. RD #2 stated she believed it was human error when reviewing and coding the data.

On 3/4/25 at 11:33 AM, the LNHA, DON, and ADON met with the survey team.

There was no additional information provided by the facility.

NJAC 8:39-33.2 (d)

315306

Form Approved OMB

STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.

Building 315306 B.

Wing 03/06/2025

NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Careone at New Milford 800 River Road New Milford, NJ 07646