Unity Living Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 6
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.

November 07, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Some	1/6/2013
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	1/6/2013
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	1/6/2013
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	1/6/2013
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Very Low	Some	1/6/2013
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Very Low	Some	1/6/2013

October 13, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Some	12/5/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	12/5/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	12/5/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	12/5/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	12/5/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	12/5/2011
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	12/5/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	12/5/2011
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	Few	12/5/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Very Low	Many	12/5/2011

September 02, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
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	11/29/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
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.	Low	Few	11/1/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	11/1/2010
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	11/1/2010
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Low	Few	11/1/2010
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	Low	Few	11/1/2010
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Some	11/1/2010
Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.	Very Low	Some	11/1/2010

July 31, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	9/7/2012

March 21, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	4/21/2012

January 23, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	3/19/2012

August 04, 2011 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	9/30/2011
Give or get specialized rehabilitative services per the patient's assessment or plan of care.	Low	Few	9/30/2011

February 28, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

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.	Low	Few	3/27/2011

January 27, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	3/21/2011

September 02, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Some	11/1/2010
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	11/29/2010

January 21, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	2/18/2010

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.