ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER MERCY - TUPPER LAKE, NY

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Addresss:

114 WAWBEEK AVE
TUPPER LAKE, NY, 12986

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (518) 359-3355

Number of Certified Beds: 60
Total Number of Residents: 54
Percent of Occupied Beds: 90%
Sprinkler Status: Partially Sprinklered
Program Participation: Medicare and Medicaid
Type of Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
Located Within a Hospital?: Yes
Multi Nursing Home Ownership?: Yes
Resident and Family Councils: Both
Continuing Care Retirement Community?: No
Quality Indicator Survey?: No
Special Focus Facility?: No
Type: Skilled Nursing Facilities

Overall Star Rating: 1 Star
Health Inspections Star Rating: 1 Star
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 3 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 1 Star
RN Only Star Rating: 4 Stars

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER - DIALYSIS (0.02 miles)
CLIFTON FINE HOSPITAL (STAR LAKE, 29.77 miles)
SUNMOUNT DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (1.06 miles)
SUNMOUNT SRU 2 (1.17 miles)
ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER UIHLEIN (LAKE PLACID, 23.04 miles)

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Administrative Staff - Full Time: 1.14

Administrative Staff - Part Time: 0.36

Certified Nurse Aides - Full Time: 26.79

Certified Nurse Aides - Part Time: 2.29

Food Service Personnel - Full Time: 8.57

Food Service Personnel - Part Time: 0.29

Housekeeping Personnel - Full Time: 6.43

Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses - Full Time: 7.50

Mental Health Services Personnel - Under Contract: 0.03

Nurses With Administrative Duties - Full Time: 2.14

Persons Not Included In Any Other Categories - Full Time: 2.14

Registered Nurses - Full Time: 1.07

Rn Director Of Nursing - Full Time: 1.07

Activities Professionals - Full Time: 1.07

Dentists - Under Contract: 0.06

Medical Directors - Part Time: 0.46

Occupational Therapists - Under Contract: 0.09

Other Physicians - Part Time: 0.21

Speech Pathologists - Under Contract: 0.04

Physician Extenders - Under Contract: 0.01

Persons Not Included In Any Other Categories - Part Time: 2.31

Occupational Therapy Assistants - Under Contract: 0.14

Physical Therapists - Full Time: 1.07

Number Of Beds

Total: 80

Total Certified: 80

Provided Services

Activities Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Clinical Laboratory Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Dental Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Diagnostic Xray Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Dietary Services Are Provided Onsite To Non Residents

Dietary Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Housekeeping Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Mental Health Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Nursing Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Nursing Services Are Provided Onsite To Non Residents

Nursing Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Occupational Therapy Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Occupational Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Non Residents

Occupational Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Pharmacy Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Pharmacy Services Are Provided Onsite To Non Residents

Pharmacy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Physical Therapy Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Physician Extender Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Physician Services Are Provided Offsite To Residents

Physician Services Are Provided Onsite To Non Residents

Physician Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Social Work Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Speech/Language Pathology Services Are Provided Onsite To Residents

Quality Measures

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

Here:	38.5%
New York:	15.6%

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

Here:	18.3%
State:	7.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

Here:	8.7%
New York:	6.4%

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

Here:	2.0%
New York:	3.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

This Nursing Home:	2.2%
State:	6.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms

Here:	18.6%
New York:	12.6%

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

Here:	10.9%
State:	2.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
State:	96.7%

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

This Nursing Home:	100.0%
New York:	97.3%

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

This Nursing Home:	37.9%
State:	16.9%

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

Here:	11.3%
State:	1.8%

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

Here:	87.5%
State:	86.9%

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

This Nursing Home:	90.0%
New York:	85.0%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

This Nursing Home:	13.3%
State:	20.8%

Complaint Deficiency

Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide proof that all residents' personal money which is deposited with the nursing home, is secure
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Fire-resistant room wall surfaces
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly installed electrical wiring and equipment
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Back-up procedures in place for a faulty automatic sprinkler system
- 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: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Proper backup exit lighting
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Assess the resident when the resident enters the nursing home, in a timely manner
- 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: Some
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor and a family member of the resident of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent survey
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Make sure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Exits that are accessible at all times
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Record of quarterly fire drills for each shift under varying conditions
- Harm: Potential for minimal harm
- Scope: Many
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor and a family member of the resident of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
- 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: Some
Make sure that each resident gets a nutritional and well balanced diet, unless it is not possible to do so
- Harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
- Scope: Few
Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Be administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action
- Harm: Actual harm
- Scope: Some

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.810
New York:	0.637

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

Here:	0.440
State:	0.790

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.250
New York:	1.425

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.060
New York:	0.080

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.060
State:	0.081

ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER MERCY - TUPPER LAKE, NY

Quality Measures

Complaint Deficiency

Staff Information

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