MORNINGSIDE HOUSE NURSING HOME

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Morningside House Nursing Home. 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

MORNINGSIDE HOUSE NURSING HOME
1000 PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH
BRONX, NY 10461
(718) 409-8200

Nursing Home Ratings

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

Percent of Beds Occupied

87%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 336
  • Certified Beds: 386

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

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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 "Ultra-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 Morningside House Nursing Home. 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

Ultra-High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Ventilator or respirator
  • Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-100.9%
Total Percent:0.9%
 

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-161.9%
ADL Index Range: 6-1018.1%
ADL Index Range: 0-513.4%
Total Percent:33.3%
 

Very High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-160.8%
ADL Index Range: 6-1011.4%
ADL Index Range: 0-56.6%
Total Percent:18.8%
 

High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-166.4%
ADL Index Range: 6-105.3%
ADL Index Range: 0-52.0%
Total Percent:13.6%
 

Medium Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-162.3%
ADL Index Range: 6-108.2%
ADL Index Range: 0-52.5%
Total Percent:13.0%
 

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
- Signs of depression
2.0%
ADL Index Range: 15-16
- No Signs of depression
0.6%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- Signs of depression
2.3%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
0.9%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
0.9%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
0.9%
Total Percent:7.6%
 

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
6.2%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- Signs of depression
0.8%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
1.2%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
0.07%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
1.8%
Total Percent:10.0%
 

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: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
0.6%
ADL Index Range: 0-1
- No Signs of depression
2.1%
Total Percent:2.7%
 

Rating Details For Morningside House Nursing Home

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) Hours24 Minutes1 Hour and 9 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours33 Minutes42 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours2 Hours and 20 Minutes2 Hours and 22 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours56 Minutes1 Hour and 51 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours3 Hours and 16 Minutes4 Hours and 13 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 Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%93%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%93%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained-4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse12%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder2%4%
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores22%13%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder44%53%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight10%8%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious14%14%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection9%8%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores1%3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased18%14%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair2%3%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain3%3%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%87%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%87%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain12%16%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium1%2%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores18%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 11/09/2010.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Administration

Be Administered in a Way That Leads to the Highest Possible Level of Well Being for Each Resident.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Train All Employees on What to Do in an Emergency.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Set Up or Keep a Group of People to Review and Ensure Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 01/08/2011

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009

Mistreatment

1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009

Pharmacy Service

1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 01/08/2011

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/10/2008
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/10/2008
Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
1) Develop a Complete Care Plan Within 7 Days of Each Resident's Admission; 2) Prepare a Care Plan with the Care Team, Including the Primary Nurse, Doctor, Resident or Resident's Family or Representative; or 3) Check and Update the Care Plan.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
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: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Screen Residents when They Are First Admitted to Send Them to an Area with Special Care for People with Developmental Disabilities or Mental Illness, if Needed.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 01/08/2011

Resident Rights

Provide Services to Meet the Needs and Preferences of Each Resident.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009

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 TakenDateAmount
Civil Money Penalty (CMP)10/26/2009$3,413
Civil Money Penalty (CMP)10/26/2009$52,000
Denial of Payment for New Admission (DPNA)10/26/2009-

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Morningside House Nursing Home, 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

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
  • Complaint Filed: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009
Keep All Essential Equipment Working Safely.
  • Complaint Filed: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 01/08/2011

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Complaint Filed: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 01/08/2011

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 Morningside House Nursing Home 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 11/09/2010.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 11/11/2008

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 01/08/2011

Emergency Plans and Fire Drills

Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 09/13/2008
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 10/26/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/09/2009

Furnishings and Decorations

Restrictions on the Use of Flammable Curtains.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/15/2008

Illumination and Emergency Power

Proper Backup Exit Lighting.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/25/2008
Properly Located and Lighted "Exit" Signs.
  • Inspection Date: 09/12/2008
  • Correction Date: 09/20/2008
Properly Located and Lighted "Exit" Signs.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 02/10/2011

Vertical Openings

Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts.
  • Inspection Date: 11/09/2010
  • Correction Date: 02/10/2011
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; New York State Department of Health - Retrieved 2011