Davita Paramus
A dialysis facility in Paramus, New Jersey 07652
820 North Route 17, Paramus, New Jersey 07652. (201) 493-4901.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 14, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s star rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 19 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 Feb 9, 2024: a standard inspection.
1 deficiency 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 9, 2024: standard inspection1 deficiency
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Frequency - Initial: 30 Days/13 Tx
The inspectors’ words, 510 words
“PA-FREQUENCY-INITIAL-30 DAYS/13 TX CFR(s): 494.80(b)(1) An initial comprehensive assessment must be conducted on all new patients (that is, all admissions to a dialysis facility), within the latter of 30 calendar days or 13 hemodialysis sessions beginning with the first dialysis session. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 35949 Based on record review, interview, and policy review, it was determined that the facility failed to complete an initial comprehensive assessment conducted by all members of the interdisciplinary team (IDT - a registered nurse [RN], a physician treating the patient for end stage renal disease [ESRD], a social worker [SW], and a dietitian [RD]) within 30 calendar days or 13 hemodialysis (an artificial means of kidney function that removed waste and excess fluid from the blood by passing through a filter) treatment sessions after admission, for 1 (Patient #1) of 1 sampled patients new to dialysis and admitted to the facility within the prior 90 days. Failure to complete an initial comprehensive assessment performed by all members of the IDT within 30 calendar days or 13 hemodialysis treatment sessions after admission for patients new to dialysis provided opportunities for areas of concern to be unidentified. Findings include: Review of a facility policy titled, “Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Patient Assessment and Plan of Care,” last revised in 07/2023, indicated, “The facility’s interdisciplinary team (IDT) consists of, at a minimum, the patient or the patient’s personal representative, a registered nurse, a physician or Non-Physician Practitioner (NPP), if allowed by state ESRD licensure regulations, treating the patient for ESRD, a social worker, and a dietician.” Further review of the policy revealed, “A comprehensive assessment will be conducted on all new patients within 30 calendar days (or 13 outpatient dialysis sessions for hemodialysis) beginning with the first outpatient dialysis treatment or per state guidelines.” Review of Patient #1’s “Patient Summary Report” revealed an admission date of 12/08/2023. Review of Patient #1’s “Hospitalizations and Treatment Behaviors Log: December 2023” and “Hospitalizations and Treatment Behaviors Log: January 2024” revealed a 13th treatment session, starting from the admission date, was performed on 01/05/2024. Review of Patient #1’s “Comprehensive Assessment Report” revealed Social Worker (SW) #9, as a member of the IDT, finalized an assessment on 01/15/2024, which was not within 30 calendar days and/or within 13 hemodialysis treatment sessions of Patient #1’s admission date. During an interview on 02/09/2024 at 11:00 AM, SW #9 stated Patient #1’s comprehensive initial assessment was not completed by the due date due to a miscommunication regarding the medical provider’s schedule. Per SW #9, she waited for the medical provider’s schedule to clear to allow time for their assessment to be completed. During an interview on 02/09/2024 at 12:26 PM, the Medical Director stated that “rounding” was completed by the IDT, which included a SW, but noted a comprehensive initial assessment “was not documented” for Patient #1 within the timeline in question. During an interview on 02/09/2024 at 3:00 PM, the Facility Administrator stated the delayed completion of Patient #1’s assessment was affected by the medical provider’s “PTO [paid time off].” N.J.A.C. 8:43A-24.13(b)”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2024 | Standard inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Jul 15, 2020.
- 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: DaVita.
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.
- 19 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 DaVita 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 5 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, better than 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 | 5 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 16 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Bergen County, 15 have a star rating from CMS: 9 rated 5 of 5, 4 rated 4 of 5, 1 rated 2 of 5, 1 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 5 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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