A list of the most recent deficiencies for Princeton Health Care Center. The list is based on the information provided by CMS from both standard inspections and from complaints filed by residents.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed. | Fire Safety | 2023-07-25 | 2023-09-04 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | Health | 2023-07-25 | 2023-08-22 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-18 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | Health | 2019-12-18 | 2020-02-10 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2019-12-18 | 2020-02-10 | N |
| Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Health | 2019-12-18 | 2020-02-10 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2019-12-18 | 2020-02-10 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2019-12-17 | 2020-01-29 | N |
| Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. | Fire Safety | 2019-12-17 | 2020-01-02 | N |
