CHARLES T SITRIN HEALTH CARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
Address
2050 TILDEN AVE
NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413
(315) 797-3114
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
99%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 155
- Certified Beds: 156
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Very High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Charles T Sitrin Health Care Skilled Nursing Facility. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
| Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 3.6% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 0.5% |
| Total Percent: | 4.1% |
Very High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 8.2% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 7.9% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 45.7% |
| Total Percent: | 61.9% |
High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 7.9% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 4.7% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 7.2% |
| Total Percent: | 19.9% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 1.2% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 2.3% |
| Total Percent: | 3.5% |
Special Care High
- Comatose
- Septicemia
- Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
- Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
- Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
- Parenteral/IV feedings
- Respiratory therapy for 7 days
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 2.8% |
| ADL Index Range: 2-5 - No Signs of depression | 1.0% |
| Total Percent: | 3.8% |
Special Care Low
- Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
- Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
- Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
- Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
- Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
- Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
- Radiation therapy while a resident
- Dialysis while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 3.3% |
| ADL Index Range: 11-14 - Signs of depression | 0.8% |
| ADL Index Range: 11-14 - No Signs of depression | 1.4% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 - No Signs of depression | 0.7% |
| ADL Index Range: 2-5 - No Signs of depression | 0.7% |
| Total Percent: | 6.9% |
Clinically Complex
- Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
- Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
- Burns
- Chemotherapy while a resident
- Oxygen therapy while a resident
- IV medications or transfusions while a resident
- Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
| ADL Index Range: 0-1 - No Signs of depression | 0.05% |
| Total Percent: | 0.05% |
Rating Details For Charles T Sitrin Health Care Skilled Nursing Facility
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 40 Minutes | 1 Hour and 17 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 36 Minutes | 48 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 46 Minutes | 2 Hours and 35 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 2 Hours and 16 Minutes | 2 Hours and 5 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 5 Hours and 2 Minutes | 4 Hours and 40 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for New York are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | New York Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 93% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 93% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 8% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 2% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 12% | 14% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 13% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 19% | 13% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 10% | 13% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 21% | 14% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 3% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 7% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 4% | 3% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 71% | 53% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 83% | 87% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 87% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 1% | 2% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 16% | 15% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 41% | 16% |
Health Inspection Details -
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 08/24/2010.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Be Administered in a Way That Leads to the Highest Possible Level of Well Being for Each Resident.
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Environmental
Have Enough Outside Airflow.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Mistreatment
Keep Each Resident Free from Physical Restraints, Unless Needed for Medical Treatment.
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Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
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Provide Food in a Way That Meets a Resident's Needs.
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Pharmacy Service
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Quality Care
Provide Activities to Meet the Needs of Each Resident.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations.
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Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene.
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Resident Assessment
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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Resident Rights
Let Residents Give Themselves Their Drugs if They Are Able.
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Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
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Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident.
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Enforcement
Below is a list of any civil penalities or denials of payment for new admissions (DPNA) that this facility received in the previous three years. Note: Monetary figures are not available for DPNAs.
| Action Taken | Date | Amount |
| Civil Money Penalty (CMP) | 08/24/2010 | $3,250 |
Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Charles T Sitrin Health Care Skilled Nursing Facility had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 08/24/2010.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Electrical
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
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Exits and Egress
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
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Furnishings and Decorations
Properly Sized and Located Linen or Trash Receptacles.
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Properly Sized and Located Linen or Trash Receptacles.
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