Park Avenue Healthcare & Wellness Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Park Avenue Healthcare & Wellness Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF925Feb 22, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to remain free of pests by not having an effective pest control for 192 of 192 sampled residents (Residents 1-192) who are residing in the facility consuming food, receiving fluids, and used tableware from the kitchen, by failing to: 1. Eradicate (destroy/kill) a cockroach (small insects that carry and spread infectious diseases) infestation (presence of an unusually large number of cockroach population) in the kitchen. 2. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Feb 6, 2021

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to implement interventions to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus 19 disease, a severe respiratory illness caused by virus and spread from person to person) in accordance to the local Public Health guidelines, facility's policy, and Mitigation Plan (MP, a plan to reduce loss of life and impact of COVID-19 in the facility) for 22 of 22 sampled residents by failing to: 1. Ensure 131 staff members, that work directly with the residents, were fit tested for the correct N95 facemasks (masks used to filter respiratory protective device designed to achieve a close facial fit and efficient filtration of airborne particles) and provided the appropriate size of N95 facemasks as required by the Occupational… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF883Jan 16, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent and control the spread of Influenza (flu, highly contagious, sometimes deadly respiratory infection [the invasion and growth of germs in the lungs and the airway, caused by the influenza virus) for 7 of 15 sampled residents (Residents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) during the current flu season (from 10/1/2024 to 3/31/2025) in according to the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Influenza Prevention and Control, by failing to: 1. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF740Apr 8, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of four sampled residents (Resident 1) was provided necessary behavioral health care and services for the treatment of [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] 1. Resident 1 who exhibited aggressive behavior from alcohol intoxication (also known as alcohol poisoning, described as drunkenness or negative behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol) was monitored and supervised from walking out of the facility and coming back intoxicated (A disturbance in behavior or mental function during or after alcohol consumption). 2. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689May 24, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to put measures in place to ensure safety and supervise residents who were diagnosed with dementia (a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life) from wandering out, placing residents who reside in the locked unit (locked, secured, or alarmed units) at risk from elopement (occurs when a resident leaves the premises or a safe area without authorization) by failing to: 1. Ensure Resident 138 who was diagnosed with dementia and assessed as a high risk for elopement by the facility, did not walk out of the facility's locked unit unsupervised. 2. […]