Bayside Health and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Bayside Health and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Mar 14, 2024

  Based on observation, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide housekeeping and maintenance services to maintain a clean and sanitary environment for 9 of 9 rooms sampled for environment. (Rooms 112, 114, 115, 203, 207, 220, 228, 229, 230, resident #31's room and resident #71's room) The findings include: Resident #31's room and room [ROOM NUMBER] An observation of Resident #31's room was conducted on 3/11/2024 at 11:38 AM. The blinds to the window were noted to be broken with exposed edges. An interview with Resident #31 could not determine how long the blinds had been broken. An observation of the shared bathroom noted broken and stained tiles at the base of the toilet. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Mar 14, 2024

  Based on observations, interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to follow proper hand hygiene and food handling practices during 1 of 5 observation of the kitchen. The findings include: On 3/13/2024 at approximately 11:21 AM, Dietary Staff B was wearing disposable gloves and placing frozen chicken contained in a plastic bag onto a metal baking sheet. Dietary Staff B placed the last piece of frozen chicken onto the baking sheet and walked to the garbage can to dispose of the empty plastic bag. Dietary Staff B did not use the hands-free foot pedal on the garbage can and lifted the garbage can lid with her gloved hands. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF584Aug 6, 2026

  Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain a safe functional, sanitary, and comfortable environment when multiple resident rooms, and resident-use areas were observed damaged, deteriorated, unsecured, or unsanitary conditions in 8 of 64 rooms observed. (Rooms 210, 214, 216, 101, 226, 221, 207, and 211) The findings include: 1. On 8/4/26 at approximately 9:30 AM, an observation of room [ROOM NUMBER] revealed the front panel of a drawer on the built-in wall cabinet was broken and hanging downward. Observation also revealed the wall behind the bed was scuffed, with areas of chipped and scraped paint. 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF761Aug 6, 2026

  Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure medications were appropriately stored and inaccessible to residents for 1 of 27 residents reviewed. (Resident #85)The findings include: On 8/3/2026 at 1:00 pm, during an observation of Resident #85's room, a bottle of Vicks VapoRub was observed. When interviewed, Resident #85 stated that he experiences difficulty breathing at night and uses the Vicks VapoRub to help relieve his symptoms. Upon additional observation, Neosporin ointment was also observed in the room. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF812Aug 6, 2026

  Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to maintain dry food and disposable food supplies in the kitchen storage room in a clean, dry, and sanitary environment. On 08/06/26 at approximately 12:45 PM, a tour of the kitchen dry food storage room entrance area revealed an unknown black substance in the ceiling tiles and on the wall behind the door, with an unknown orange substance on the metal ceiling grid. Water was observed dripping from the ceiling. At 12:57 PM, while exiting the kitchen dry food storage, another area of water dripping from the ceiling was observed. An approximately 3x3 section of white plywood screwed into the ceiling was discolored with water pooling and dripping from the ceiling. […]