Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehab

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehab, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Oct 23, 2023

  Based on observation and interviews conducted during the Recertification Survey dated 10/16/23 - 10/23/23, the facility did not ensure a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment was maintained. This was evident in 4 resident rooms (Rooms 718, 725, 729, 730) on Unit 7. Specifically, water stains were observed on the ceiling tiles in 3 resident rooms (Rooms 725, 729, 730) and a window blind was observed to be missing in 1 resident room (room [ROOM NUMBER]). The findings are: On 10/17/23 at 9:43 AM and on 10/23/23 at 10:53 AM upon inspection of resident bathroom (room [ROOM NUMBER]), the Surveyor observed water stains on ceiling tiles. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Oct 23, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review conducted during the Recertification survey from 10/16/23 to 10/23/23, the facility did not ensure a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases. Specifically, 1) contaminated linen was found in the clean linen room. 2) Linen bins were observed with numerous pieces of tape attached and with an unclean appearance, 3) Policy and Procedures titled Infection Prevention and Control Plan was not updated according to regulatory requirements. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF609Dec 9, 2025

  Based on observation, record review, and interviews during an Abbreviated Survey (2582281), the facility failed to ensure that an injury of unknown source was reported to the New York State Department of Health. This was evident in 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents. Specifically, Resident #1 was found with an injury that was unobserved and/or unexplained that was not reported to the New York State Department of Health. The findings are:The facility policy titled Prevention of Patient/Resident Abuse/Neglect/Mistreatment/Exploitation with effective date of 10/20/2022 documented that injuries of unknown source are to be reported immediately to the facility leadership or other officials in accordance with State law. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF553Oct 23, 2023

  Based on observations, record review, and staff interviews conducted during the Recertification/Complaint survey conducted from 10/16/23 to 10/23/23, the facility did not ensure that Resident or Resident's representative were offered the opportunity to participate in the revision and/or review of the comprehensive care plan. Specifically, resident and resident's representatives were not consistently invited to participate in their care plan meetings. This was evident for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for care plans out of 38 residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF684Aug 18, 2021

  Based on observations, record review and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that a resident received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice that were based on the comprehensive assessment, person-centered care plan, and the resident's choice. Specifically, a resident was not provided with treatment and care to address the resident's positioning needs. This was evident for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for Position, Mobility out of a sample of 38 residents. […]