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Nursing Home Inspect > New York > Queens County Data as of October 2024

    Sapphire Center For Rehab & Nursing

    For profit - Partnership  ·  35 15 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354  ·  See home’s Medicare page

    Special Focus Facility Candidate
    Has a history of serious quality issues but has not been formally flagged by the government.
    Affiliated With Sapphire Care Group
    People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
    2.91
    Nurse hours/resident/day
    Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
    State Average: 3.7
    35.1%
    Nurse turnover
    The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
    State Average: 42.2%
    227
    Certified beds
    Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
    218
    Average residents/day
    Average number of residents based on daily census.
    Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
    Direct owners
    Richard Platschek (65%)
    Deena Hersh (35%)
    Indirect owners
    No indirect owner information
    Managerial control
    No information available
    Managing employee(s)
    Jerome Enella since Jan, 2015

    Inspection Reports

    29

    total deficiencies

    1

    infection-related deficiency

    This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

    Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
    May 9, 2024
    Standard report
    13 deficiencies
    (1 infection)

    This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
    $87,740 Fine
    B

     to J
    J
    Full report
    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0600
    Failure to: Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
    Severity
    Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    J
    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
    Failure to: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
    Severity
    Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    J
    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0610
    Failure to: Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
    Severity
    Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    J
    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0730
    Failure to: Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Administration Deficiency — F0835
    Failure to: Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0947
    Failure to: Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
    Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0552
    Failure to: Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0583
    Failure to: Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0657
    Failure to: Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0679
    Failure to: Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
    Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0640
    Failure to: Encode each resident's assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    B
    Nov 21, 2023
    Complaint report
    2 deficiencies
    D
    Full report
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0657
    Failure to: Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0661
    Failure to: Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Oct 31, 2022
    Complaint report
    1 deficiency
    D
    Full report
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0580
    Failure to: Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Oct 31, 2022
    Standard report
    10 deficiencies
    D

     to F
    F
    Full report
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
    Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0583
    Failure to: Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0655
    Failure to: Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0657
    Failure to: Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0558
    Failure to: Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0641
    Failure to: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0645
    Failure to: PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
    Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0685
    Failure to: Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0711
    Failure to: Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Dec 23, 2019
    Standard report
    3 deficiencies
    D

     to E
    E
    Full report
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0640
    Failure to: Encode each resident's assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0688
    Failure to: Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0697
    Failure to: Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D

    Penalties

    $87.7K

    total fines

    A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
    May 9, 2024
    $87,740 fine