Bronte Health and Rehab Center

In the surveyor’s words

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

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Mar 11, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision to prevent accidents for 1 of 11 resident (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents. The facility failed to supervise Resident #1 to prevent falls. This failure could place residents who required supervision at risk for falls. The findings included: Review of Resident #1's annual MDS assessment, dated 9/20/23, reflected she was an [AGE] year-old female who admitted to the facility on [DATE]. Her cognitive status was a BIMs of 3. Her diagnoses included Neurocognitive disorder (is a general term that describes decreased mental function due to a medical disease other than a psychiatric illness), epilepsy, muscle wasting and atrophy, and lack of coordination. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Sep 29, 2023

  45411 Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food safety in the facility's only kitchen. 1. The facility failed to ensure food items remain covered during distribution on the hallways. 2. The facility failed to ensure that the dish machine reached the appropriate temperature for sanitization. 3. The facility failed to ensure expired food items were discarded by their expiration date. This failure could affect residents by placing them at risk for contamination by foodborne illness. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 23, 2021

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety in the facility's only kitchen. The facility failed to ensure: a. Ensure the environment was kept in a sanitary manner: there was debris and food particles in the reach-in freezer, the walk-in refrigerator, and the walk-in freezer. Walls had grime drips on them. The ventilation hood had an accumulation of grease and dust on it; b. Stored food was covered, labeled, and allowed air flow between items of food; c. Dishes were stored in a manner that prevented contamination from dust and air borne debris. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Jan 23, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to remove expired items, store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 1 kitchen reviewed for food and nutrition services.1. The facility failed to ensure expired items were disposed of properly. 2. The facility failed to ensure pans, strainers, pitchers, cooking and serving utensils, and measuring cups were covered; not open to air.3. The facility failed to ensure drawers, containing cooking and serving utensils and plastic lids, were clean and without food crumbs in the bottom.4. The facility failed to reseal food items that were opened.5. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF689Nov 7, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and that the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as possible for 2 of 5 residents (Resident #13 and Resident #42) reviewed for accidents and supervision. The facility failed to ensure Resident #42 did not have hazardous chemicals in her room unattended. Resident #42 had two bottles of nail polish remover in her room. The facility failed to ensure the staff used a gait belt when walking back from the shower with Resident #13. These failures placed residents at risk of injury due to not being supervised and placed at risk of accidents/hazards. […]