Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF600Oct 10, 2025

  Based on interviews and record review conducted during an Extended Recertification Survey and complaint investigations (#NY00385595 - 574018, #NY00381410 - 574678) completed on 10/10/2025, the facility failed to protect residents' right to be free from physical abuse, mistreatment, and neglect for five (5) (Residents #15, #29, #34, #91, #135) of eight (8) residents reviewed for abuse. Specifically, the facility failed to implement sufficient interventions to protect and prevent resident-to-resident abuse resulting in Resident #155 hitting four (4) residents between 02/15/2025 to 07/02/2025. Administration and medical staff failed to recognize abuse and neglect. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF600May 23, 2024

  Based on interview and record review conducted during an Extended Recertification and Complaint (reference #NY00339732 and #NY00325989) survey from 5/13/2024 to 5/23/2024 the facility failed to protect resident's rights to be free from abuse and failed to protect residents from further abuse for three (Resident #129, #104 and #122) of seven residents reviewed for resident-to-resident abuse. Specifically, Resident #129 was verbally and physically threatened by Resident #74 on 4/16/2024 with a large pair of scissors. The facility failed to provide protection for Resident #129 by allowing Resident #74 ongoing access to Resident #129. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF609May 23, 2024

  Based on interview and record review conducted during an Extended Recertification and Complaint (reference #NY00339732 and #NY00325989) survey from 5/13/2024 to 5/23/2024 the facility failed to ensure that all alleged violations of abuse are reported immediately, but not later than 2-hours after the allegation is made to the administrator of the facility and to appropriate officials (including the State Survey Agency) for three (Resident #104, #122, and #129) of fourteen residents reviewed for abuse reporting. Specifically, Registered Nurse #1 did not report alleged resident-to-resident abuse that occurred between Resident #74 and #129 to the Administrator. The lack of reporting resulted in continued access to each other and mental anguish for Resident #129. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 27, 2026

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review conducted during the survey the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Specifically, observations of one (1) of one (1) kitchen revealed an active ceiling leak in front of the walk-in refrigeration and freezer units, several missing and broken wall tiles, the commercial oven range was soiled with grease and food debris, the wall behind the stove, oven, and two (2) bay sink was heavily soiled with grease, the drain pipe underneath the hand wash sink leaked, the paper towel dispenser by the hand wash sink was non-working, and ceiling pipes were covered with dust. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF609Oct 10, 2025

  Based on interviews and record review conducted during Complaint investigations (#NY00365084-574660, #NY00385595-574018, NY00381410- 574678) completed during an Extended recertification survey completed on 10/10/2025, the facility did not ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials (including to the State Survey Agency) for five (5) (Resident #8, #15, #131, #135… […]