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Merry Heart Nursing Home
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200 Rt 10 West
Succasunna, NJ 07876
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| Type of Ownership | For profit - Partnership |
| Participates in Medicare? | Yes |
| Participates in Medicaid? | Yes |
| Certified Beds | 113 |
| Continuing Care? | No |
| Resident Council? | Yes |
| Family Council? | No |
| Multi-Home Chain? | No |
| Located in a Hospital? | No |
| Special Focus Facility? | No |
View: Health Inspections | Quality Measures | Staffing | Fire Inspections
Health Inspections
Most Recent Inspection: 03/07/2012
| Date of last standard health inspection: | 03/07/2012 |
| Quality Indicator Survey | No |
| Dates of Complaint Investigations: | 04/01/2011 - 03/31/2012 |
| Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home: | 0 |
| Average number of Health Deficiencies in NJ: | 2 |
| Average number of Health Deficiencies in US: | 3 |
| Range of Health Deficiencies in NJ: | 0 - 8 |
Inspection, 01/00/2005
Administration Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility | 01/00/2005 | 03/00/2005 | 2 | Few |
Environmental Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | 01/00/2005 | 01/01/2005 | 3 | Few |
Inspection, 00/07/2003
Administration Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. | 00/07/2003 | 01/05/2003 | 2 | Few |
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| 1) Provide 3 meals at regular times; 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours of dinner; and 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day. | 00/07/2003 | 01/06/2003 | 2 | Few |
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being. | 00/07/2003 | 01/02/2004 | 2 | Few |
Resident Rights Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection. | 00/07/2003 | 01/06/2003 | 1 | Many |
| Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care. | 00/07/2003 | 00/08/2004 | 2 | Few |
Inspection, 01/05/2002
Administration Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility | 01/05/2002 | 01/05/2003 | 2 | Few |
Environmental Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. | 01/05/2002 | 01/05/2003 | 2 | Few |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. | 01/05/2002 | 01/05/2004 | 2 | Few |
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. | 01/05/2002 | 01/05/2003 | 2 | Some |
Quality Care Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident. | 01/05/2002 | 01/05/2003 | 2 | Few |
Inspection, 00/03/2002
Mistreatment Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property. | 00/03/2002 | 00/05/2002 | 2 | Some |
| 1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. | 00/03/2002 | 00/05/2002 | 2 | Some |
| Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property. | 00/03/2002 | 00/04/2002 | 2 | Some |
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | 00/03/2002 | 00/04/2002 | 2 | Few |
Quality Care Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident. | 00/03/2002 | 00/05/2002 | 2 | Few |
Nursing Home Staffing
Information comes from data that the nursing home reports to its state agency. It contains the nursing home staffing hours for a two-week period prior to the time of the state inspection. CMS receives this data and converts it into the number of staff hours per resident per day.
| National Average | Average in NJ | Golden Living Center, Asheville | |
| RN Staff Only1 | N/A | N/A | 4 out of 5 stars |
| Total Number of Residents | 85 | 124 | 108 |
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Total, Licensed Nurse Staff Hours per Resident per Day |
15 hours 26 minutes | 7 hours 1 minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
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RN Hours per Resident per Day |
14 hours 37 minutes | 6 hours 17 minutes | 55 minutes |
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LPN/LVN Hours per Resident per Day |
14 hours 52 minutes | 6 hours 14 minutes | 21 minutes |
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CNA Hours per Resident per Day |
16 hours 21 minutes | 7 hours 42 minutes | 2 hours 18 minutes |
1 The star rating a nursing home received for the information it provided about its Registered Nurse (RN) staffing. RNs have between 2 and 6 years of education.
Quality Measures
Information comes from data that the nursing home reports to its state agency. It contains the nursing home staffing hours for a two-week period prior to the time of the state inspection. CMS receives this data and converts it into the number of staff hours per resident per day.
Long-Term Residents
Short-Term Residents
Fire Safety Inspections
Lists the fire safety requirements that the nursing home failed to meet. Fire safety results are not included in the nursing home's Overall Rating.
Most Recent Inspection: 03/07/2012
| Automatic Sprinkler Systems in all required areas | Yes |
| Date of last standard fire safety inspection: | 03/07/2012 |
| Dates of Complaint Investigations: | 04/01/2011 - 03/31/2012 |
| Total number of Fire Safety Deficiencies for this nursing home: | 0 |
| Average number of Fire Safety Deficiencies in NJ: | 0 |
| Average number of Fire Safety Deficiencies in US: | 2 |
| Range of Fire Safety Deficiencies in NJ: | 0 - 0 |
Inspection, 00/07/2003
Building Service Equipment Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. | 00/07/2003 | 03/00/2004 | 2 | Few |
Corridor Walls and Doors Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Corridors that are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | 00/07/2003 | 03/00/2004 | 2 | Few |
Inspection, 01/05/2002
Corridor Walls and Doors Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Corridors that are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke. | 01/05/2002 | 02/02/2003 | 2 | Few |
Hazardous Area Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Special areas constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system. | 01/05/2002 | 02/02/2003 | 2 | Few |
Illumination and Emergency Power Deficiencies |
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| Deficiency | Inspection Date | Correction Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Proper backup exit lighting. | 01/05/2002 | 02/02/2003 | 2 | Few |
