The Long-Term Community Care Coalition recently released a report analyzing federal data concerning the oversight of nursing home facilities across the country. The report draws high-level conclusions about nursing home surveys and enforcement actions taken by state, regional, and federal regulatory authorities. Specific enforcement areas concerned include antipsychotic drug use, infection control, pressure ulcer care, […]
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Highland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Highland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 26 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 22, 2021. The Middletown nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Syracuse Nursing Home Placed on “Special Focus” List
A “troubled” nursing home in Syracuse, New York has been placed on the federal government’s “special focus facilities list,” meaning it may end up named one of the worst-performing facilities in the country for a second time, according to a report by Syracuse.com.
Report Describes Devastating “Excess Deaths” in Nursing Homes
An Associated Press analysis of 15,000 nursing homes across the United States found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have resulted in as many as 40,000 excess deaths—that is, premature deaths from causes other than Covid-19. Experts suggested to the AP that nursing home residents may have died of neglect as overworked staffers tended to residents […]
Buffalo Community Healthcare Center Cited for Pressure Ulcers, Elopement
Buffalo Community Healthcare Center has received 82 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2021. The facility has also received four fines totaling $26,000 since 2017. The Buffalo nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 10 inspections […]
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 72 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2021. The facility has also received five fines totaling $40,000 since 2011. The Buffalo nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of […]
Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 63 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 25, 2021. The Delmar nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of eight inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell Cited for Pressure Ulcers
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell received 66 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 17, 2021. It has also received eight fines totaling $78,000 since 2012. The Valatie nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 17 […]
Park Avenue Extended Care Facility: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Park Avenue Extended Care Facility received 14 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 14, 2021. The Long Beach nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Medication Errors
Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 45 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 14, 2021. The Troy nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck Cited for Infection Control Lapse
Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 30, 2021. The Slingerlands nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following:
Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 46 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 30, 2021. The Albany nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 10 inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following:
Katherine Luther Residential Health Care: 48 Citations, $52,000 in Fines
Katherine Luther Residential Health Care and Rehabilitation Center has received 48 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on June 4, 2021. The facility has also received $52,000 in fines since 2013. The Clinton nursing home’s citations resulted from a total […]
Casa Promesa: Bronx Nursing Home Cited for Accidents, Infection
Casa Promesa has received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on June 4, 2021. The facility has also received $4,000 in fines since 2019. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. […]
Palatine Nursing Home Cited for Medication Errors, Infection Control
Palatine Nursing Home has received 24 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 20, 2021. The facility also received a fine of $12,000 in 2021 in connection to findings of rule violations. The Palatine Bridge nursing home’s citations resulted […]
Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Pressure Ulcer Care
Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 29 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 20, 2021. The Beacon nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:
Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Pressure Ulcer Care
Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 49 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 13, 2021. The Minoa nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of nine surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Delhi Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cited for Medication Errors
Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received 35 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 12, 2021. The facility additionally received a $2,000 in 2020. The Delhi nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state […]
New York Nursing Home Comprehensive Rehab & Nursing Center at Williamsville Cited for Failure to Prevent Infections & Accidents
Comprehensive Rehab and Nursing Center at Williamsville has received 115 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to health records accessed on April 21, 2021. It has also received seven fines totaling $79,000 since 2011. The Williamsville nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 11 inspections by state surveyors. […]
New Riverdale Rehab and Nursing Cited for Infection, Pressure Ulcer Care
New Riverdale Rehab and Nursing has received 12 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to health records accessed on April 21, 2021. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home did […]
Wesley Gardens Corporation Fined $16,000, Cited for Medication Errors
Wesley Gardens Corporation received 75 citations for violations of public health laws between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2021. The facility has also received three fines since 2016, totaling $16,000, over findings of health code violations. The Rochester nursing home’s citations resulted from a […]
Creekview Nursing and Rehab Center: $62,000 in Fines, Pressure Ulcer Citation
Creekview Nursing and Rehab Center received 119 citations for violations of public health laws between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2021. The facility has also received seven fines since 2013, totaling $62,000, over findings of health code violations. The Rochester nursing home’s citations resulted […]
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Mohawk: Pressure Ulcer Citation, $22,000 in Fines
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Mohawk received 44 citations for violations of public health laws between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2021. The facility has also received three fines since 2019, totaling $22,000, over findings of health code violations. The Ilion nursing home’s […]
Salamanca Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Salamanca Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has received received 68 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to health records accessed on March 19, 2021. The Salamanca nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Pressure Ulcer Citations
Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to health records accessed on March 38, 2021. The Oneonta nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]