Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit

Inspection Report, Updated April 2013

PFI: 0384
Regional Office: Central New York Regional Office

This report displays citations for the three most recent Certification Surveys, and citations for Complaint Surveys during the past three years.

Summary

This table summarizes the citations in the details section of this report and compares them against the statewide average.

MeasureThis FacilityStatewide Average
Standard Health Deficiencies1118
Life Safety Code Deficiencies37
Total Deficiencies1425
Deficiencies Related to Actual Harm or Immediate Jeopardy01
% of Deficiencies Related to Actual Harm or Immediate Jeopardy0%4%

Details of Certification and Complaint Surveys

Key to understanding citations and surveys:

  • Potential for no more than Minimal Harm
    Potential for no more than Minimal Harm
  • Potential for more than Minimal Harm
    Potential for more than Minimal Harm
  • Actual Harm
    Actual Harm
  • Immediate Jeopardy
    Immediate Jeopardy
  • Isolated
    Isolated
  • Pattern
    Pattern
  • Widespread
    Widespread
  • Certification surveys are on-site inspections required every 9-15 months by the federal government.
  • Complaint surveys are on-site inspections held as the result of a complaint. They are only shown here if they resulted in a citation.
 

November 8, 2012 Certification Survey

View Statement of Deficiencies issued for this Inspection Cycle

Standard Health Inspection

DeficiencySeverity Learn more about severityResidents Affected Learn more about scopeSubstandard Quality of Care Learn more about substandard quality of careCorrection Date Learn more about correction dates
FACILITY ESTABLISHES INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careJanuary 7, 2013
PROVIDE NECESSARY CARE FOR HIGHEST PRACTICABLE WELL BEING View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careJanuary 7, 2013

Standard Life Safety Code Inspection

DeficiencySeverity Learn more about severityResidents Affected Learn more about scopeSubstandard Quality of Care Learn more about substandard quality of careCorrection Date Learn more about correction dates
MAIN SPRINKLER CONTROL View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmWidespreadNot substandard quality of careJanuary 7, 2013
CORRIDOR DOORS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careJanuary 7, 2013
CORRIDOR WALLS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careJanuary 7, 2013

November 10, 2011 Certification Survey

View Statement of Deficiencies issued for this Inspection Cycle

Standard Health Inspection

DeficiencySeverity Learn more about severityResidents Affected Learn more about scopeSubstandard Quality of Care Learn more about substandard quality of careCorrection Date Learn more about correction dates
FACILITY ESTABLISHES INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 31, 2011
FACILITY IS FREE OF ACCIDENT HAZARDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 31, 2011
NOT EMPLOY PERSONS GUILTY OF ABUSE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 31, 2011
RESIDENT GIVEN TREATMENT TO IMPROVE/MAINTAIN ADLS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 31, 2011
RESIDENT MAINTAIN NUTRITIONAL STATUS UNLESS UNAVOIDABLE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 31, 2011

Standard Life Safety Code Inspection

No Deficiencies

December 8, 2010 Certification Survey

View Statement of Deficiencies issued for this Inspection Cycle

Standard Health Inspection

DeficiencySeverity Learn more about severityResidents Affected Learn more about scopeSubstandard Quality of Care Learn more about substandard quality of careCorrection Date Learn more about correction dates
FACILITY ESTABLISHES INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careJanuary 30, 2011
FACILITY IS FREE OF ACCIDENT HAZARDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careJanuary 30, 2011

Standard Life Safety Code Inspection

No Deficiencies

April 12, 2010 Complaint Survey

View Statement of Deficiencies issued for this Inspection Cycle

Standard Health Inspection

DeficiencySeverity Learn more about severityResidents Affected Learn more about scopeSubstandard Quality of Care Learn more about substandard quality of careCorrection Date Learn more about correction dates
NOT EMPLOY PERSONS GUILTY OF ABUSE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careOctober 11, 2010
PROVIDE NECESSARY CARE FOR HIGHEST PRACTICABLE WELL BEING View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careOctober 11, 2010

Note: If the latest survey included in this report is more than 12 months old, the Department of Health may have recently surveyed this nursing home or is currently inspecting this home.

If you have questions about the current quality of service delivery at the nursing home, you should contact the facility and request a copy of the latest survey inspection report. The facility is required to post the report in a public area of the nursing home. If you request the report and the nursing home refuses to provide it, please call the New York State Nursing Home Complaint hotline at 1-888-201-4563.