Degraff Memorial Hospital-Skilled Nursing Facility

Inspection Report, Updated April 2013

PFI: 0582
Regional Office: WRO--Buffalo Area 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 Deficiencies2418
Life Safety Code Deficiencies107
Total Deficiencies3425
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.
 

October 12, 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
STORE/PREPARE/DISTRIBUTE FOOD UNDER SANITARY CONDITIONS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
DRUG REGIMEN IS FREE FROM UNNECESSARY DRUGS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
NOT EMPLOY PERSONS GUILTY OF ABUSE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
PROPER LABELING OF DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
PROVIDE NECESSARY CARE FOR HIGHEST PRACTICABLE WELL BEING View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
RESIDENT DRUG REGIMEN REVIEWED MONTHLY BY PHARMACIST View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
SELF-DETERMINATION - RESIDENT MAKES CHOICES View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012

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
CONSTRUCTION TYPE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
CORRIDOR WALLS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
EMERGENCY PLAN View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012
MEDICAL GAS SYSTEM View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 10, 2012

October 25, 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
CLINICAL RECORDS MEET PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 19, 2011
SERVICES PROVIDED MEET PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 19, 2011
NOT EMPLOY PERSONS GUILTY OF ABUSE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 19, 2011
PASARR REQUIREMENTS FOR MI AND MR View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careDecember 19, 2011

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
EMERGENCY PLAN View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 19, 2011
MEDICAL GAS SYSTEM View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careDecember 19, 2011

October 5, 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 HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
PROPER LABELING OF DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
SERVICES PROVIDED MEET PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 30, 2010
ADL CARE PROVIDED FOR DEPENDENT RESIDENTS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE CARE PLANS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
DEVELOPMENT/PREPARE/REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE PLAN View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
FACILITY IS FREE OF ACCIDENT HAZARDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
PROPER TREATMENT TO PREVENT/HEAL PRESSURE SORES View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
RESIDENT GIVEN TREATMENT TO IMPROVE/MAINTAIN ADLS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
RESIDENT NOT CATHETERIZED UNLESS UNAVOIDABLE View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmIsolatedNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENT FUNDS View details of this deficiencyPotential for no more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
RESIDENT CAN SEND/RECEIVE UNOPENED MAIL View details of this deficiencyPotential for no more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
RESIDENT RECEIVES NOTICE BEFORE ROOM/ROOMMATE CHANGE View details of this deficiencyPotential for no more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010

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
DOORS IN FIRE AND SMOKE PARTITIONS View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
EMERGENCY PLAN View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
PIPED-IN OXYGEN SYSTEM View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 2010
SMOKE PARTITION CONSTRUCTION View details of this deficiencyPotential for more than Minimal HarmPatternNot substandard quality of careNovember 20, 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.