7 health deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (2 deficiencies)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Whitestone, NY
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 7 recent health deficiencies with 7 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
143 10 20th Ave, Whitestone, NY
(718) 961-1212
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
200
Certified beds
Average residents
198
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
The Grand Healthcare
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1971-05-16
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
16 facilities
Chain averages 2 overall / 2 health / 2 staffing / 3 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.45
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.42
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.00
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
2.88
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
0.87
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.61
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.25
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.10
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.42
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
2.69
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.46
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
29%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
14%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
6,129
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
33.91
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9880
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 17.66% · Performance 22.46% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
3.56
Baseline 8.42% · Performance 7.03% · Measure score 3.56 · Achievement 2.70 · Improvement 3.56
Total nurse turnover
10
Baseline 14.96% · Performance 15.18% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 3.80 hours · Performance 2.81 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.99% |
10.72%
0.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 122 · Observed rate 7.38% · Lower 95% interval 7.26% |
| Discharge to community | 19.23% |
50.57%
31.3 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 56 · Observed rate 3.57% · Lower 95% interval 10.67% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.76 |
1.02
0.7 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 167 · Denominator 167 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.6% |
0.77%
0.2 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 167 |
| Discharge self-care score | 67.78% |
53.69%
14.1 pts better
|
Numerator 61 · Denominator 90 |
| Discharge mobility score | 84.44% |
50.94%
33.5 pts better
|
Numerator 76 · Denominator 90 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.8% |
2.29%
0.5 pts better
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 167 · Adjusted rate 1.52% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.03% |
7.12%
0.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 73 · Observed rate 6.85% · Lower 95% interval 4.16% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 237 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 91.24% |
42%
49.2 pts better
|
Numerator 198 · Denominator 217 |
| Discharge function score | 61.11% |
56.45%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 55 · Denominator 90 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 71 · Denominator 71 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 85.71% |
96.28%
10.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 18 · Denominator 21 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 17.39% |
25.2%
7.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 16 · Denominator 92 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.6 |
1.7
0.1 pts better
|
1.9
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.6 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.4 |
1.3
0.1 pts worse
|
1.8
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.1 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 82.5% |
91.2%
8.7 pts worse
|
93.4%
10.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 77.9% · Q2 84.6% · Q3 81.6% · Q4 85.9% · 4Q avg 82.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.6% |
95.3%
1.3 pts better
|
95.5%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.2% |
3.0%
1.8 pts better
|
3.3%
2.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.1% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 0.5% · Q4 0.5% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 10.3% |
18.5%
8.2 pts better
|
11.4%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.8% · Q2 10.6% · Q3 10.8% · Q4 8.8% · 4Q avg 10.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.4% |
6.1%
1.7 pts better
|
5.4%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 6.0% · Q3 3.3% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 8.4% |
13.5%
5.1 pts better
|
19.6%
11.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.3% · Q2 9.6% · Q3 6.8% · Q4 5.8% · 4Q avg 8.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 20.7% |
14.8%
5.9 pts worse
|
16.7%
4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 28.3% · Q2 26.9% · Q3 14.3% · Q4 13.2% · 4Q avg 20.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 11.5% |
15.1%
3.6 pts better
|
16.3%
4.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.7% · Q2 9.6% · Q3 12.3% · Q4 18.3% · 4Q avg 11.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 15.5% |
15.5%
About the same
|
14.9%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.4% · Q2 15.8% · Q3 16.1% · Q4 19.8% · 4Q avg 15.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.5% |
0.6%
0.1 pts better
|
1.0%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 0.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.2% |
1.4%
0.2 pts better
|
1.7%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.5% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 1.6% · Q4 1.1% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 23.3% |
20.8%
2.5 pts worse
|
19.8%
3.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.9% · Q2 24.1% · Q3 26.6% · Q4 23.5% · 4Q avg 23.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.0% |
6.9%
3.9 pts better
|
5.1%
2.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 2.7% · Q4 4.4% · 4Q avg 3.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 46.4% |
76.7%
30.3 pts worse
|
81.7%
35.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 42.3% · Q2 51.5% · Q3 48.1% · Q4 42.0% · 4Q avg 46.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 11.9% |
9.7%
2.2 pts worse
|
12.0%
0.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 11.9% · Observed 15.1% · Expected 14.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.2% |
1.2%
About the same
|
1.6%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 4.0% · Q3 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 42.3% |
78.8%
36.5 pts worse
|
79.7%
37.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 42.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 16.7% |
20.6%
3.9 pts better
|
23.9%
7.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.7% · Observed 20.8% · Expected 29.5% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Environmental (2 deficiencies)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-06-23
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2023-06-21
Fire Safety
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2023-06-21
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-06-23
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-06-02
Fire Safety
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2023-05-19
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-06-19
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2020-11-09
Fire Safety
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2020-11-09
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2020-11-09
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2020-11-09
Fire Safety
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2018-11-09
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2018-11-09
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2018-11-09
Inspection history
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-05-09
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-05-09
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-06-24
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2023-06-24
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-06-24
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2023-06-24
Health
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Corrected 2023-06-24
Health
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2023-06-24
Health
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2018-11-20
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
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