Mount Laurel Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 15
NJ State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
NJ Deficiencies Range: 1–19
Complaints & Incidents: 1
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

August 16, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
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.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	10/1/2012
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.	Low	Few	10/1/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	10/1/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	10/1/2012
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Low	Few	10/1/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	10/1/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	10/1/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	10/1/2012

July 13, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Some	Some	9/2/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Some	Few	9/2/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Many	9/2/2011
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Many	9/2/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	9/2/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	9/2/2011
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.	Low	Some	9/2/2011
Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
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.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Completely assess the resident at least every twelve months.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
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.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
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.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Prevent a loss in range of motion among residents who entered the nursing home with a full range of motion, unless it is unavoidable due to residentâs clinical condition.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	Low	Few	9/2/2011

June 02, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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.	Some	Some	7/29/2010
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Many	8/6/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
1) review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
Maintain 15 months of resident assessments in the resident's active clinical record.	Low	Some	7/29/2010
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Some	7/29/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	7/29/2010
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Some	7/29/2010
Keep clinical record information safe.	Low	Some	7/29/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	7/29/2010
Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.	Low	Few	7/29/2010
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Low	Few	8/6/2010
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Low	Few	7/29/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	8/6/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	7/29/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	7/29/2010
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.	Very Low	Some	7/29/2010

August 16, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.	Low	Few	10/1/2012

January 26, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	3/20/2012

August 17, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Few	9/2/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	9/2/2011

November 19, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	1/10/2011

June 02, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
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.	Some	Some	7/29/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Many	7/29/2010
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Some	7/29/2010

April 23, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	5/30/2010

March 22, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
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	Very Low	Some	4/22/2010
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Very Low	Some	4/22/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.