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Elant at Wappingers Falls

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 15
NY State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
NY Deficiencies Range: 1–31
Complaints & Incidents: 4
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.

April 17, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	6/14/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Some	6/14/2012
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Some	6/14/2012
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.	Low	Some	6/14/2012
Give the right treatment and services to residents who display physical or psychosocial problems adapting to changes in circumstances.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Keep all essential equipment working safely.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	6/14/2012
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	Low	Few	6/14/2012

May 07, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Some	6/15/2010
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients.	Low	Some	6/15/2010

March 28, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Approved construction type or materials.	Low	Some	5/25/2012
Exit stairways and towers that are smoke proof.	Low	Some	5/25/2012
Exits that are accessible at all times.	Low	Some	5/25/2012
Posted "no-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.	Low	Some	5/25/2012

February 26, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	3/30/2010

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.