DEWITT REHAB AND HEALTH CARE CENTER (NEW YORK, NY) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Complaint Deficiency

Follow policies and procedures to convey the resident's personal funds to the appropriate party responsible after the resident's death
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Provide doctors orders for the resident's immediate care, at the time the resident was admitted
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detectors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Some
Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly working alarms on sprinkler valves
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Portable fire extinguishers
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide care for residents in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and respect of individuality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exit stairways and towers that are smoke proof
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly located and lighted Exit signs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are free from obstructions and can be used at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Restrictions on the use of highly flammable materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Proper medical gas storage and administration areas
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Send and promptly deliver unopened mail to residents
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Give notice to the resident before a room or roommate change
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Assist those residents who need total help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.040
State:	0.637

Number of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.210
State:	0.790

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	1.250
State:	1.425

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.070
New York:	0.080

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.070
State:	0.081

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased

Here:	15.3%
New York:	15.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

Here:	2.5%
New York:	7.6%

Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers

This Nursing Home:	22.7%
State:	8.4%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	8.0%
State:	6.4%

Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder

This Nursing Home:	28.7%
New York:	41.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder

This Nursing Home:	1.5%
New York:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	6.8%
New York:	6.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

This Nursing Home:	3.6%
New York:	12.6%

Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury

Here:	1.7%
State:	2.9%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

Here:	100.0%
State:	96.7%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	100.0%
New York:	97.3%

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

Here:	6.1%
New York:	16.9%

Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened

This Nursing Home:	1.2%
New York:	1.8%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	98.0%
State:	86.9%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

Here:	98.5%
New York:	85.0%

Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	3.8%
New York:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	9.4%
New York:	20.8%

DEWITT REHAB AND HEALTH CARE CENTER - NEW YORK, NY

Complaint Deficiency

Staff Information

Quality Measures

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: