Fmc Kenilworth
A dialysis facility in Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
131 South 31st Street, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033. (908) 241-0453.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 14, 2026. We couldn’t read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ list since Nov 2, 2026: qcor.cms.gov now refuses our reader. This record is as of then.
- 4of 5 CMS’s star rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 21 dialysis stations
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Mar 13, 2024: a standard inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 19, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
Mar 13, 2024: standard inspection2 deficiencies
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Pe - Equipment Maintenance - Manufacturer’S Dfu
The inspectors’ words, 343 words
“PE-EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE-MANUFACTURER’S DFU CFR(s): 494.60(b) The dialysis facility must implement and maintain a program to ensure that all equipment (including emergency equipment, dialysis machines and equipment, and the water treatment system) are maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 27438 Based on observations, interview, and manufacturer’s directions for use (DFU) review, it was determined that the facility failed to follow the bloodline manufacturer’s DFU during dialysis (an artificial means of kidney function that removes the waste and excess fluid from the blood by passing it through a filter) treatments by not monitoring and maintaining the arterial drip chamber (a pressure and air monitoring component of the dialysis bloodline tubing) fluid levels at 85- 95% full during treatment. Findings include: Observations on 03/11/24 at 9:55 AM revealed the arterial drip chamber fluid levels were less than 50% full in Stations 5, 6, 11, 16, and 19. During an interview on 03/11/24 at 10:05 AM, Patient Care Technician (PCT) 8 verified the arterial chamber level the stations were below 50% and stated staff are responsible to observe the chamber levels during treatment and adjust the level as needed. PCT8 was unable to provide the manufacturers recommendation that arterial drip chamber fluid levels should be 85-95% full during treatment. Observations on 03/12/24 at 9:45 AM revealed the arterial drip chamber fluid levels were less than 50% full in Stations 2, 7, and 11. PCT 9 was observed interacting and documenting at Station 7, however failed to adjust the arterial drip chamber (level at 25%) to the manufacturer’s DFU of 85-95%. During an interview on 03/12/24 at 10:05 AM, PCT9 verified the arterial chamber levels at the stations were low and stated staff are to observe the chamber levels during observations and adjust the level when observed low. Review of the “COMBISET Blood Tubing Set with Access Flow Reversing Connector,” manufacturer’s DFU used at this facility indicated, “Dialysis Treatment precautions ...Maintain fluid level in pre-pump arterial chamber at 85 to 95% full 90%.... Readjust levels as needed.””
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Md Resp - Ensure All Adhere To P&P
The inspectors’ words, 187 words
“MD RESP-ENSURE ALL ADHERE TO P&P CFR(s): 494.150(c)(2)(i) The medical director must- (2) Ensure that- (i) All policies and procedures relative to patient admissions, patient care, infection control, and safety are adhered to by all individuals who treat patients in the facility, including attending physicians and nonphysician providers; This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 27438 Based on observations, interview, policy, and manufacturer’s directions for use (DFU) review, it was determined that the facility failed to remove expired medication from their active inventory. Findings include: Observation on 03/11/24 at 10:30 AM, of the medication area, revealed six vials of cefepime (injectable antibiotic) 1 gram (measurement of dose) per vial had DFU expiration dates on the vials of 02/2024 and was found in the cabinet with unexpired medications. During an interview on 03/11/24 at 10:35 AM, Registered Nurse (RN) 10 stated the expired supplies are to be removed from the active inventory when expired. Review of the facility’s policy titled, “Medication Preparation and Administration,” published date 02/06/23, indicated, “Monitoring Expired Medications: Expiration dates for all stored medications are to be monitored on a monthly basis.” N.J.A.C. 8:43A-24.4(a)”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2024 | Standard inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Mar 27, 1996.
- Run for profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Chain: Fresenius Medical Care.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- None of the deficiencies cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis.
- Doesn’t offer peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 21 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the Fresenius Medical Care chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 4 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, as expected; blood transfusions, as expected; emergency department visits, as expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, as expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year of dialysis, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Too few completed survey responses to report.”
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 14 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Union County, 14 have a star rating from CMS: 3 rated 5 of 5, 3 rated 4 of 5, 5 rated 3 of 5, 2 rated 2 of 5, 1 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 4 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the facility
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Replies
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Paid listing
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