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Highland Care Center has received 38 citations for being in violation of public health code between 2018 and 2021 after a total of 11 surveys by state inspectors found multiple deficiencies within the facility.

Highland Care Center has received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 11, 2022. The Jamaica nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 11 surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:

1. The nursing home did not adequately prevent infection. Section 483.80 of the Federal Code stipulates that nursing homes must undertake to prevent the transmission and spread of disease by creating and maintaining an infection prevention and control program. A December 2021 citation found that Highland Care Center failed to ensure such. The citation specifically describes the facility’s failure to review its water management plan within the previous year; its lack of a Legionella sampling plan “based on the facility risk assessment”; an instance in which oxygen tubing was observed with neither any label nor any documented evidence that it had been changed; and multiple instances in which “a urinary catheter bag was observed touching the floor.” A plan of correction undertaken by the facility included the removal and replacement of the oxygen tubing and catheter bag, the updating of the waster system assessment, and the revision of the facility’s Legionella sampling plan.

Park Nursing Home located in Queens, NY has received 34 citations for being in violation of public health code between 2018 and 2021 after state inspectors conducted their surveys and found the nursing home has not been properly caring for its residents.

Park Nursing Home has received 34 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 11, 2022. The Rockaway Park nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of eight surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:

1. The nursing home did not adequately prevent abuse. Section 483.12 of the Federal Code ensures nursing home residents “the right to be free from abuse.” A December 2021 citation found that Park Nursing Home failed to ensure such. The citation states specifically that the resident “failed to protect multiple residents from resident-to-resident abuse.” It goes on to describe an instance in which one resident attacked their roommate with a fork, causing lacerations; and an instance in which that same resident attacked two other roommates, causing them injuries to their hands and face. “The facility did not protect” the victims from the attacker, according to the citation, “who had known history of aggressive and unpredictable behavior.” A plan of correction undertaken by the facility included the counseling of a registered nurse supervisor.

Meadowland Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center located in Flushing, Queens has received a total of 17 citations for being in violation of public health code between 2018 and 2021.

Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center has received 17 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 4, 2022. The Flushing 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 adequately protect residents from abuse. Section 483.12 of the Federal Code ensures nursing home residents “the right to be free from abuse.” A September 2020 citation found that Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center failed to ensure such. The citation specifically describes an incident in which a certified nursing assistant “hit a resident on her shoulder after the resident hit her during an altercation.” The CNA self-reported this incident to her supervisor, according to the citation, which goes on to state that the resident had “no visible injury” in an assessment after the incident but “was crying” and “had a small darkened area on her right cheek.” A plan of correction undertaken by the facility included the suspension of the CNA, who was terminated after an investigation.

Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility has received a total of 35 citations for being in violation of public health code between 2018 and 2021 after state inspectors found multiple deficiencies within the facility.

Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility has received 35 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 25, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of seven surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:

1. The nursing home did not adequately prevent abuse. Under Section 483.12 of the Federal Code, nursing home residents have the right to freedom from abuse. An April 2021 citation found that Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation failed to ensure such. The citation states specifically that a resident “with dementia and a history of physically aggressive behavior” was involved in several “resident-to-resident altercations in which they pushed, hit with a newspaper, punched, slapped, or hit other residents.” According to the citation, the nursing home failed to put into place interventions to protect the other residents from the aggressive resident’s abuse. The citation notes that while the resident’s care plan initially included interventions such as one-to-one monitoring, this was discontinued. In an interview, a registered nurse at the facility said they were “unable to locate or provide a rationale as to why” the previous Director of Nursing had discontinued the one-to-one monitoring in favor of 30-minute monitoring. The citation describes these incidents as a “pattern” of deficiencies that had the “potential to cause more than minimal harm.”