Massapequa Center Rehabilitation & Nursing

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Massapequa Center Rehabilitation & Nursing, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF925Oct 12, 2022

  Based on observations, record review and staff interviews conducted during the Abbreviated survey (NY 076) on 09/14/2022, the facility did not maintain an effective pest control program. Specifically, there was evidence of fruit flies in the kitchen during the investigation and the facility's pest control treatment logs revealed there was ongoing conducive conditions for flies in the kitchen and in the basement near the kitchen, verbal reports of flies in the kitchen, and no access to the facility's complaint records for pest control purposes. The findings are: During a tour of the facility's main kitchen that is located in the basement on 09/14/2022 between 2:45pm and 3:10pm, live fruit flies were seen by the three-compartment sink area, near the dishwasher and near the pot drying area. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF677Dec 11, 2024

  Based on observations, record review, and interviews during the Recertification Survey initiated on 12/3/2024 and completed on 12/11/2024, the facility did not ensure that each resident who is unable to carry out activities of daily living received the necessary services to maintain grooming, personal, and oral hygiene. This was identified for one (Resident #146) of two residents reviewed for Activities of Daily Living. Specifically, Resident #146 was observed with long and yellow fingernails on their contracted right hand on multiple occasions. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF684Dec 11, 2024

  Based on observations, record review, and staff interviews during the Recertification Survey initiated on 12/3/2024 and completed on 12/11/2024, the facility did not ensure that a resident received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice. This was identified for one (Resident #120) of two residents reviewed for Skin Conditions and for one (Resident #93) of one resident reviewed for Communication-Sensory. Specifically, 1) Resident #120 was observed with a dressing on the left side of the forehead on 12/3/2024 and 12/5/2024; however, there was no physician's order for any assessment treatment for the left side of the forehead lesion. Additionally, the facility did not initiate a care plan for the left side of the forehead lesion. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF761Dec 11, 2024

  Based on observation, record review, and staff interviews during the Recertification Survey initiated on 12/3/2024 and completed on 12/11/2024, the facility did not ensure that drugs and biologicals were stored in a locked compartment. This was identified for one (Resident #46) of one resident reviewed for Accident Hazards. Specifically, Resident #46 was observed with a Calcitonin (Salmon) spray bottle on their overbed table and there was no staff in the vicinity. Additionally, Resident #46 was not assessed to self-administer their medication. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF880Dec 11, 2024

  Based on observation, record review, and interviews during the Recertification Survey initiated on 12/3/2024 and completed on 12/11/2024, the facility did not implement an ongoing infection prevention and control program to prevent, recognize, and control the onset and spread of infection to the extent possible. This was identified for one (Resident #14) of two residents reviewed for Skin Conditions. Specifically, there was no documented evidence that Resident #14, with a diagnosis of a chronic infected wound on the right hip, was placed on Enhance Barrier Precautions as per the facility's policy. […]