A new investigation by the New York Times examines how nursing homes use the star rating system to “mislead the public.” As the article explains, the nursing home star rating system, in which one star is the lowest rating and five star is the highest ratings, has been “a popular way for consumers to educate […]
Pressure Sores
Saratoga Center for Rehab and Skilled Nursing Care: Infection, Pressure Ulcer Citations
Saratoga Center for Rehab and Skilled Nursing Care has received 88 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 5, 2021, as well as four fines totaling $36,000 since 2014. The Ballston Spa nursing home’s citations resulted from a total […]
Robinson Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Pressure Ulcer, Infection Citations
Robinson Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center suffered 15 confirmed and 7 presumed COVID-19 deaths as of February 28, 2021, according to state records. The facility has also received 46 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 12, 2020, as […]
New York Nursing Home Bridgewater Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Cited for Health Code Violations
Bridgewater Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing suffered 26 confirmed and 15 presumed COVID-19 deaths as of February 4, 2021, according to state records. The facility has also received 41 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 12, 2020. The […]
Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence suffered 22 confirmed COVID-19 deaths as of January 17, 2021, according to state records. The facility has also received 13 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 17, 2020. The Lewiston nursing […]
The Commons at St. Anthony: Covid-19 Outbreak Infects 137, Kills 24
An outbreak of the novel coronavirus has infected 137 residents and killed 24 at The Commons at St. Anthony, a nursing home in Auburn, New York. According to a report on syracuse.com, the outbreak began on December 21, 2020, “as a wave of post-Thanksgiving Covid-19 cases began hitting the county,” per an official overseeing the […]
Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare: 28 Covid-19 Deaths
Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare suffered 28 confirmed COVID-19 deaths as of January 2, 2021, according to state records. The facility has also received 33 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 2, 2020. The Corning nursing home’s […]
The Riverside: 48 Covid-19 Deaths, Abuse Citation
The Riverside suffered 48 confirmed and 17 presumed COVID-19 deaths as of December 26, 2020, according to state records. The nursing home has also received 53 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 26, 2020. The New York nursing […]
Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has received 34 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 28, 2020. The facility has also received two fines totaling $12,000 in connection to findings that it violated health code provisions, among others, […]
Ellis Residential & Rehabilitation Center: Infection, Pressure Ulcer Citations
Ellis Residential & Rehabilitation Center has received 29 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 28, 2020. The facility has also received a 2016 fine of $20,000 in connection to findings in an earlier inspection that it violated health […]
Glendale Home Cited for Infection, Pressure Ulcer Care
Glendale Home has received 23 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 28, 2020. The Scotia nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
Groton Community Health Care Center Residential Care Facility: Infection Citation
Groton Community Health Care Center Residential Care Facility has received 96 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 19, 2020. The facility has also received fines totaling $20,000 in connection to findings that it violated health code provisions regarding […]
Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Infection
Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 65 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 19, 2020. The facility has also received a 2016 fine of $10,000 in connection to findings in a 2012 inspection that it violated […]
New York Nursing Home Newark Manor Nursing Home Cited for Pressure Ulcers, Infection
Newark Manor Nursing Home has received 21 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. The Newark nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Do “No Harm” Citations Adversely Affect Nursing Home Accountability?
A new edition of the Long Term Care Community Coalition Elder Justice Newsletter asks a simple question: does providing a nursing home resident breakfast in their soiled bed constitute harm? How about failing to provide a stop date for a resident’s psychotropic medication? “No Harm” deficiencies refer to citations of rule violations at nursing homes […]
Sapphire Nursing and Rehab at Goshen Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Sapphire Nursing and Rehab at Goshen received 49 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 20, 2020. The Goshen nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of eight surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
New York Nursing Home Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center Cited for Neglect
Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center received 33 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on November 21, 2019. Those citations number one more than the statewide average of 32. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of […]
Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Pressure Sores
Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 26 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 12, 2019. The Flushing nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state authorities. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Oceanview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Cited over Pressure Sores
Oceanview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center received 30 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 2, 2020. The facility was also the subject of a 2009 fine of $2,000 in connection to findings it violated health code provisions regarding accidents. […]
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited for Abuse
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 17 citations for violations of public health code between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 16, 2020. The facility also received a 2019 fine of $4,000 in connection to findings of multiple deficiencies observed in a February […]
Rockville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Rockville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 14, 2020. The Rockville Centre nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation Cited for Pressure Sores
Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation received 35 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 15, 2020. The Port Washington nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
The Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Fined $58,000
The Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation & Nursing Center received 28 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 17, 2020. The facility has also received five fines between 2013 and 2019, totaling $58,000, for findings that it violated health code […]
Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center Cited for Abuse
Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center received 36 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 9, 2020. The West Islip nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe […]
Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Infection Citations, COVID Fatalities
Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center suffered 7 deaths from Covid-19 as of June 8, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, two of which concerned infection prevention protocols, according to health records accessed on June 9, 2020. The Vestal nursing […]