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Chittenango Center for Rehabilitation Health Care

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 11
NY State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
NY Deficiencies Range: 1–31
Complaints & Incidents: 1
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

January 04, 2013 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents.	Low	Many	3/1/2013
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	3/1/2013
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.	Low	Some	3/1/2013
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	3/1/2013
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Some	3/1/2013
Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.	Low	Some	3/1/2013
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	3/1/2013
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	3/1/2013
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	3/1/2013
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	3/1/2013
Maintain comfortable and safe temperature levels.	Low	Few	3/1/2013

October 28, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Many	12/27/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
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.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Give the right treatment and services to residents who display physical or psychosocial problems adapting to changes in circumstances.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Some	12/27/2011
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.	Low	Few	12/27/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	12/27/2011
Make sure that each residents' abilities in activities of daily living do not decline, unless unavoidable.	Low	Few	12/27/2011
Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives.	Low	Few	12/27/2011
Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.	Low	Few	12/27/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	12/27/2011

January 20, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Some	Few	3/9/2011
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Some	Few	3/9/2011
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	Low	Many	3/9/2011
Hire a qualified dietician.	Low	Many	3/9/2011
Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed.	Low	Many	3/9/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Honor a residents' rights as a residents of the nursing home, free of coercion and reprisal, and as citizens or residents of the united states.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.	Low	Some	3/9/2011
Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	3/9/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	3/9/2011

July 23, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Operate and provide services according to federal, state, and local laws and professional standards.	Low	Many	6/26/2012

January 20, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Some	Few	3/9/2011

August 20, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	10/22/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.