Based on observations, interviews, and record review, during an abbreviated survey (complaint ID #NY 375) the facility failed to have an effective system in place to identify a potential hazardous environment, and failed to provide adequate supervision to each resident to prevent an avoidable accident. Specifically, the facility did not have a system in place to ensure windows accessible to residents in each of two second floor resident lounges were secured to prevent an avoidable accident for one (Resident #1) and potential for accidents for 10 other ambulatory residents with dementia. Additionally, the facility did not have a system in place that identified designated persons or frequency to supervise residents while they were in the lounge. …
F323 citations in New York
Environmental Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F323 citations were recorded in New York for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What New York surveyors wrote
F323 findings written in New York, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observation, interview and record review during an abbreviated survey (complaint ID # NY 521), the facility did not ensure that adequate supervision was provided to each resident to minimize risk of accidents. Specifically, 1(Resident #1) of 6 residents reviewed for unsafe wandering and elopement had [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. An exit door alarm was activated. The security guard (SG #1) did not follow facility procedures and take immediate and thorough action to investigate the source of the alarm and promptly notify appropriate staff. Resident #1 was missing for over 2 ½ hours; was hit by a car on a highway and was sent to the hospital due to multiple trauma. …
Based on medical record review and interviews during an abbreviated survey (Case # NY 653) the facility did not ensure that the resident's environment remained free from accident hazards. Specifically, for one (Resident #1) of three residents reviewed, the facility did not ensure that staff were trained on securing the four wheelchair restraint belts when transporting residents in the facility van. The van was transporting the resident who was not properly secured with the wheelchair restraint belts and when the van accelerated to go up a hill, the resident tipped over in the wheelchair landing on the floor of the van. The resident was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with [REDACTED]. …
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