Complete Care At Summit Ridge
COMPLETE CARE AT SUMMIT RIDGE in WEST ORANGE, NJ — inspection on November 20, 2025.
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
According to the Comprehensive Minimum Data Set (MDS), an assessment tool dated 10/24/2025, Resident #3 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 out of 15, which indicated the resident's cognition was intact.A review of the facility's document titled Summary of Investigation dated 11/10/2025 revealed that the RR reported to the facility that a nurse told Resident #3 to shut up. On 11/17/2025 at 12:40 PM, the surveyor conducted a phone interview with RR who stated that Resident #3 had told her that a staff member had told the resident to shut up.
The RR further stated that the resident was unsure of the staff member's name.
The RR stated she reported what was told to her to the facility's Social Worker (SW) but could not remember the date she reported the incident to the SW.On 11/20/2025 at 10:29 AM, the surveyor interviewed the Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) who stated that the allegation was not reported to the DOH because the resident said there was no verbal abuse that had occurred.
The LNHA stated that the resident denied the abuse allegation and was cognitively intact. LNHA further stated that staff were interviewed and nothing was able to be proven.
The LNHA further stated that she would call the DOH about the alleged abuse.
There was not evidence that facility fully investigated the allegation of verbal abuse or called the abuse to the DOH.A review of the facility's policy titled Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation with a revised date of 5/1/2025 revealed under VII.
Reporting/Response, 1.
Reporting of all alleged violations to the administrator, state agency, adult protective services and to all other required agencies within specified timeframes: a.
Immediately, but no later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury. B.
The Administrator will follow up with government agencies, during business hours, to confirm the initial report was received, and to report the results of the investigation when final within 5 working days of the incident, as required by state agencies.NJAC 8:39-9.4
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 REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
Facility ID:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
A.
Building
COMPLETED
11/20/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Complete Care at Summit Ridge
20 Summit Street West Orange, NJ 07052
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
According to the Comprehensive Minimum Data Set (MDS), an assessment tool dated 10/24/2025, Resident #3 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 out of 15, which indicated the resident's cognition was intact.
The MDS further revealed that the resident needed substantial and maximal assistance with toileting hygiene and was frequently incontinent of bowel and bladder.A review of the facility's grievance forms dated 11/10/2025 revealed the following: Resident #3 reported they had concerns in the timeliness of having incontinence care completed on 11/2/2025 and 11/9/2025.A review of Resident #3's Documentation Survey Report, a form utilized for documentation of Activity of Daily Living (ADL) care by the Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for November 2025, revealed NA on the following dates for toileting hygiene: 11/2/2025 on day shift (7-3) and evening shift (3-11)11/9/2025 on day shift (7-3) and evening shift (3-11)A review of Resident #3's Progress Notes (PNs) for November 2025, did not reveal that incontinence care was provided on the aforementioned dates. On 11/17/2025 at 9:45 AM, the surveyor conducted an interview with Resident #3. Resident #3 stated that there was one time when they sat in their feces.
The resident was unable to tell the surveyor the date or time and no additional information. On 11/18/2025 at 9:54 AM, the surveyor conducted a telephone interview with Social Worker #2 (SW#2) who stated that Resident #3 and their representative complained within the last two weeks about the resident not being provided with incontinent care prior to eating.On 11/20/2025 at 9:45 AM, the surveyor conducted an interview with the Infection Preventionist (IP) and asked about NA. IP stated that she believed NA meant it was non-applicable.
She further stated she did not know why it was documented unless the resident was out of the building which would be documented in the chart as part of the facility.
The IP further stated she would not be able to speak on whether Resident #3's care was provided on 11/2/2025.
The IP stated the unit managers and supervisors were responsible for checking the ADL documentation for completeness not the codes documented.
The IP further stated it was important to document ADLs every shift to ensure care was given. On 11/20/2025 at 9:48 AM, the surveyor conducted an interview with Certified Nursing Assistant #1 (CNA #1) who confirmed that Resident #3 was incontinent.
She stated that she provided total assistance for Resident #3 in addition to ADL care. CNA #1 stated she documents NA in the ADL documentation sheet if the resident did not have a bowel movement under the toileting and hygiene section. A review of the facility's policy titled Charting and Documentation with an updated date of 1/2022 revealed under Policy Interpretation and Implementation, 2.
The following information is to be documented in the resident medical record: c: Treatments or services provided.
The documentation of NA in the facility's Documentation Survey Report indicates not attempted . NJAC 8:39-27.1 (a)
Facility ID:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
A.
Building
COMPLETED
11/20/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Complete Care at Summit Ridge
20 Summit Street West Orange, NJ 07052
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Federal health inspectors cited COMPLETE CARE AT SUMMIT RIDGE in WEST ORANGE, NJ for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0686 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-11-20.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of COMPLETE CARE AT SUMMIT RIDGE.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-12-03.