TRENTON—The owner and administrator of Princeton Care Center will be suspended from New Jersey Medicaid, effective March 28, the Office of the State Comptroller said.

The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) can suspend and disqualify New Jersey Medicaid providers, including nursing home operators, when they provide poor quality care, commit fraud, and/or take other actions that are harmful to residents or the Medicaid program.

On November 9, OSC’s Medicaid Fraud Division notified Gail Bogner, the owner of Princeton Care Center, and her son Ezra Bogner, the administrator, that OSC was seeking to disqualify them from New Jersey Medicaid for 8 years for their failure to protect the health and safety of residents of the now-defunct nursing home. The Bogners indicated they would appeal the disqualification; the disqualification is stayed, pending a resolution of those proceedings.

While that action is pending, OSC also notified both Bogners, on December 19, of its intent to suspend them from New Jersey Medicaid, effective in 100 days from the notice (March 28). This suspension will prohibit the Bogners from receiving Medicaid funds or having any involvement in a facility that receives Medicaid funds while the disqualification action is still pending.

Gail Bogner has a minority stake in two other Medicaid-funded New Jersey nursing homes – Fountain View Care Center in Lakewood, NJ and Tallwoods Care Center in Bayville, NJ. According to OSC’s notice, she has 100 days to divest her ownership. If she does not divest, the facilities would no longer be able to receive any Medicaid funding, OSC said.

“The Bogners’ recklessness, neglect, and incredibly poor judgment caused serious harm and trauma to the residents of Princeton Care Center,” said Kevin Walsh, Acting State Comptroller. “It presents too serious of a risk to allow them to have influence over any other Medicaid-funded nursing homes.”

On September 1, 2023, right before the Labor Day holiday weekend, officials at the financially-troubled Princeton Care Center abruptly announced the facility was closing, forcing the emergency evacuation of 72 elderly residents with less than a day’s notice.

“The Bogners were entrusted to maintain a safe environment for New Jersey residents and failed to meet this fundamental responsibility,” said Walsh. “We are taking action to protect other Medicaid recipients and the integrity of the New Jersey Medicaid Program.”

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