New Jersey Did Not Ensure That Incidents of Potential Abuse or Neglect of Medicaid Beneficiaries Residing in Nursing Facilities Were Always Properly Investigated and Reported

This audit report is one of a series of OIG reports that addresses the identification, reporting, and investigation of incidents of potential abuse and neglect of our Nation's most vulnerable populations, including Medicaid beneficiaries in nursing facilities. Nursing facility residents are at increased risk of abuse and neglect when healthcare professionals and caregivers fail to report abuse, or when incidents of potential abuse or neglect are not acted upon in a timely manner.