Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF604Apr 23, 2025

  Based on observation, record review, and interviews during the Recertification Survey conducted from 04/15/2025 to 04/23/2025, the facility did not ensure that a resident is free from physical restraints imposed for discipline or staff convenience and not required to treat the resident's medical symptoms. This was evident in 1 (Resident #153) of 1 resident reviewed for Physical Restraints out of 38 total sampled residents. Specifically, Resident #153 was observed on several occasions, lying in bed with the left side of the bed against the wall. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF609Apr 23, 2025

  Based on record review, and interviews during the Recertification Survey conducted from 04/15/2025 to 04/23/2025, the facility did not ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, including injuries of unknown source were reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation was 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 New York State Department of Health. This was evident for 1 (Resident #264) out of 4 residents reviewed for Accidents out of 38 total sampled residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF693Apr 23, 2025

  Based on observations, record review, and interviews during the recertification survey conducted 04/15/2025 to 04/23/2025, the facility did not ensure that a resident who was fed by enteral means received the appropriate treatment and services to prevent complications of enteral feeding. This was evident for 1 (Resident #44) out of 10 residents reviewed during the Medication Administration task. Specifically, functioning of the Gastrostomy tube was not verified before administration of medication to Resident #44. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF814Apr 23, 2025

  Based on observations and staff interviews conducted during the Recertification survey from 04/15/2025 to 04/23/2025, the facility did not ensure garbage and refuse were disposed of properly. This was evident during the Kitchen Observation task. Specifically, the facility's waste compactor was not kept closed when not in use on multiple occasions which exposed garbage and refuse and had the potential to attract pests. The findings are: The facility's policy and procedure titled Transporting and Disposing of Non-Medical Waste revised 10/28/2023 stated it was to supply a safe environment for all employees when disposing of non-medical waste and recyclables. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF604Apr 7, 2025

  Based on observation record review, and interviews during an abbreviated survey (NY00358546), the facility failed to ensure that a resident was treated with dignity included being free from physical or chemical restraints imposed for the purposes of discipline or convenience and that are not required to treat the resident's medical symptoms. This was evident for one (1) out of 5 (five) residents (Resident #1) sampled. Specifically, on 10/26/2024 at approximately 7:10 AM Resident #1 was observed lying in bed with their left ankle tied with a bed sheet to the bed rail. Patient Care Technician #1 admitted to restraining Resident #1. Resident #1 was restrained for the purposes of discipline or convenience. […]