Hopkins Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Hopkins Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF689Mar 17, 2022

  Based on observation, record review, and interviews conducted during the Recertification Survey the facility did not ensure each resident received adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Specifically, multiple residents were observed with smoking materials (packs of cigarettes and lighters) in their possessions. The facility allowed residents to keep packs of cigarettes and lighters in their clothing and closets, and the facility security personnel allowed residents to leave the smoking room with smoking materials. This was evident for 5 of 5 residents reviewed for accident hazards, out of 38 sampled residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Mar 17, 2022

  Based on observations, record review, and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility did not ensure safe food handling and storage was practiced to prevent food-borne illness. Specifically, (1) expired food was found stored in the kitchen refrigerator and (2) 5-gallon bottles of emergency water were expired. This was evident during the Kitchen Observation task. The findings are: 1. The facility policy and procedure titled Food Safety Requirements dated ,d+[DATE] documented food will be stored, prepared, and served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Food service safety refers to handling, preparing and storing food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF609Aug 25, 2026

  Number of residents sampled:7Number of residents cited:2Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that an allegation of abuse was reported to the New York State Department of Health immediately, but no later than two hours after the allegation was made, as required. This was evident for one resident (Resident #230) of seven residents reviewed for Abuse out of a sample of 38 residents. Specifically, on 07/30/2026 at 11:45 AM, Resident #230 reported that a certified nursing assistant verbally degraded them, pulled their sheet and physically punched them and the alleged violations were not reported to the New York State Department of Health until 03:34 PM which was more than two hours after the allegation was made The findings include:The facility's… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF684Aug 25, 2026

  Number of residents sampled: 7Number of residents cited: 1Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice. This was evident for one resident (Resident #295) of seven residents reviewed for Abuse. Specifically, Resident #295 was found bleeding from their left eye on 02/24/2026 at 4:30 AM and the facility did not report the change of condition to the medical provider or Director of Nursing until the medical provider arrived at the facility at 8:00 AM. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF880Apr 12, 2024

  Based on observations, record review, and interviews conducted during the Recertification Survey from 04/07/2024 to 04/12/2024, the facility did not ensure infection control practices were followed. This was evident during the Dining Task for 1 of 4 dining rooms. Specifically, Certified Nursing Assistant #8 did not perform hand hygiene in between residents while assisting multiple residents with hand hygiene prior to lunch being served. The findings are: The facility policy titled Hand Washing/Hand Hygiene that was revised on 02/2023 documented that facility considers hand hygiene the primary means to prevent the spread of infections. All personnel shall follow the handwashing/hand hygiene procedures to help prevent the spread of infections to other personnel, residents, and visitors. […]