United Methodist Communities At Bristol Glen
UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITIES AT BRISTOL GLEN in NEWTON, NJ — inspection on August 26, 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
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A review of the most recent Minimum Data Set (MDS), an assessment tool dated 7/02/25, reflected that Resident #5 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 13 out of 15, which indicated that the resident was cognitively intact. A review of Section GG assessed that the resident required maximum assistance for transfers.
A review of Resident #5’s Care Plan Report reflected a care plan with a focus area that indicated that the resident required assistance with bathing, hygiene, dressing, and grooming related to impaired mobility, which was initiated on 6/24/25.
Interventions included “transfer with moderate assist of 2 and use of a rolling walker and/or grab bar.
Gait belt should be used for safety.” A review of the nurse’s note dated 8/25/25 at 4:29 AM, titled as “Incident Note, reflected… a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA #2) reported that while attempting to transfer a resident out of bed that the resident sat/fell on their buttocks.
The nurse wrote that when she saw the resident, they were sitting on the floor with legs out in front.
The note continued that the resident denied injury and was successfully lifted by three staff members including a CNA #3 from another unit.
Interventions were put in place to assure that the resident had the proper shoes and socks, and that the CNA #2 was in-serviced that the resident required two staff members for transfers, and that the CNA #2 needed to ask for assistance before transferring resident out of bed.
A review of the “Daily Assignment Sheet” dated 08/26/25, revealed that Resident #5 was a transfer x 2 with Roller walker and gait belt.
On 08/26/25 at 10:00 AM, the surveyor interviewed the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) who was aware of the incident and stated that the resident was a 2 person assist for transfers from bed or chair and that CNA #2 should have asked for help before trying to transferring the resident by herself.
The LNHA acknowledged that CNA #2 was previously educated on transferring residents and that she was re-educated after the incident.
On 8/26/25 at 12:40 PM, the surveyor interviewed CNA #2 who stated that she was aware that the resident was a 2-person transfer and that she should have requested help from another staff member. CNA #2 further stated that she was previously in-serviced on properly transferring residents and that she was re-educated after the incident.
On 8/26/25 at 12:55 PM, the surveyor discussed the above concern with the LNHA and the Director of Nursing.
No further information was provided.
NJAC 8:39-27.1 (a)
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