RUBY WESTON MANOR

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Ruby Weston Manor. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.

Address

RUBY WESTON MANOR
2237 LINDEN BOULEVARD
BROOKLYN, NY 11207
(718) 649-7000

Nursing Home Ratings

Health Inspections
Quality Measures
Nursing Staff
R.N. Staff Only
Overall Rating

Percent of Beds Occupied

90%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 215
  • Certified Beds: 240

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Operational Details

  • Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
  • Offers Both Resident and Family Counseling Services
  • This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise

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Resident Services

The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through November 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Clinically Complex". 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 Ruby Weston Manor. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Resident ServicesResident ConditionsPercent of Service Days

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: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
100.0%
Total Percent:100.0%
 

Rating Details For Ruby Weston Manor

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 DayReportedExpected
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours16 Minutes1 Hour and 1 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours42 Minutes38 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours2 Hours and 2 Minutes2 Hours and 13 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours58 Minutes1 Hour and 39 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours3 Hours3 Hours and 53 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 FacilityNew York Average

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season89%93%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination78%93%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased13%14%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight8%8%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder37%53%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain2%3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained1%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse10%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection6%8%
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores12%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder2%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious8%14%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores1%3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair1%3%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season77%87%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination75%87%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain5%16%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium-2%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores13%15%

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 01/20/2011.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Administration

Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010

Quality Care

Provide Social Services for Related Medical Problems to Help Each Resident Achieve the Highest Possible Quality of Life.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Provide Activities to Meet the Needs of Each Resident.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010
Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010
Have Enough Nurses to Care for Every Resident in a Way That Maximizes the Resident's Well Being.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011

Resident Assessment

Make Sure That Doctors See a Resident's Plan of Care at Every Visit and Make Notes About Progress and Orders in Writing.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Electronically Record and Report Resident Status Assessments in a Timely Manner As Required in Order to Monitor Resident Health and Progress.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011
Make Sure That Doctors See a Resident's Plan of Care at Every Visit and Make Notes About Progress and Orders in Writing.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011

Resident Rights

Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident.
  • Inspection Date: 10/22/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/20/2008
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/22/2010

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Ruby Weston Manor, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

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
Formal ComplaintsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Complaint Filed: 06/17/2009
  • Correction Date: 07/25/2009

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 Ruby Weston Manor 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 01/20/2011.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Portable Fire Extinguishers.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/23/2010

Emergency Plans and Fire Drills

Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/23/2010

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/23/2010
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011

Furnishings and Decorations

Exits That Are Free from Obstructions and Can Be Used at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/23/2010

Illumination and Emergency Power

Properly Located and Lighted "Exit" Signs.
  • Inspection Date: 01/20/2011
  • Correction Date: 03/21/2011

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Smoke Barrier Doors That Can Resist Smoke for at Least 20 Minutes.
  • Inspection Date: 11/25/2009
  • Correction Date: 01/23/2010
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; New York State Department of Health - Retrieved 2011