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Northern Riverview Health Care Center has received 38 citations for being in violation of  public health code between 2018 and 2022 after a total of 4 surveys by state inspectors found multiple deficiencies within the Haverstraw nursing home.

Northern Riverview Health Care Center received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 7, 2022. The Haverstraw nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:

1. The nursing home did not employ adequate accident-prevention measures. Under Section 483.25 of the Federal Code, nursing homes must provide residents with adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents, including elopement. A December 2021 citation found that Northern Riverview Health Care Center failed to ensure such. The citation specifically describes a resident with “severe cognitive impairment,” known to be “a high risk for elopement,” who exited the nursing home through its front door “unnoticed by facility staff.” The individual was later found outside the facility by local police officers. In an interview, the facility’s receptionist said they were distracted at the time of the incident because “the front desk was very busy with employees and visitors coming in and out of the facility, including discharging a resident to home.” A plan of correction undertaken by the facility included the educational counseling of the receptionist.

Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care in Brooklyn, NY has received a total of 13 citations for being in violation of public health code since 2018 after state inspectors found multiple deficiencies within the facility.

Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care has received 13 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 19, 2022. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:

1. The nursing home provided inadequate pressure ulcer care. Under Section 483.25 of the Federal Code, nursing homes must ensure residents receive professional levels of care to prevent the development of pressure ulcers where clinically avoidable. A May 2021 citation found that Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care failed to ensure such. The citation specifically describes a resident identified as at high risk for the development ulcers, who “was not provided with preventive skin care to prevent skin breakdown and pressure ulcers upon admission.” The citation goes on to state that the resident consequently developed a deep tissue injury and two moisture-associated wounds. In an interview, the facility’s wound care nurse said “There should have been interventions in place to prevent skin breakdowns,” and further that “Anyone who is at risk for skin breakdown should have interventions in place to prevent skin breakdown upon admission.” A plan of correction undertaken by the facility included the education of nursing staff on pressure ulcer prevention.