Cortland, NY

Crown Park Rehabilitation And Nursing Center

1-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 9 recent health deficiencies with 6 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

28 Kellogg Road, Cortland, NY

(607) 753-9631

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Overall

1 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

2 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

1 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

200

Certified beds

Average residents

194

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Upstate Services Group

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1973-02-21

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

17 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

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.41

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.78

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.04

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.22

All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.18

RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.57

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.21

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.09

Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.49

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.87

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.14

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

0%

Annual RN turnover

Total nurse turnover

0%

Annual nurse turnover

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

12,510

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

11.89

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9810

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

0

Baseline 21.12% · Performance 22.05% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

2.47

Baseline 7.53% · Performance 7.10% · Measure score 2.47 · Achievement 2.47 · Improvement 1.21

Total nurse turnover

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Adjusted total nurse staffing

1.10

Baseline 3.14 hours · Performance 3.39 hours · Measure score 1.10 · Achievement 1.10 · Improvement 0.43

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 11.44%
10.72%
0.7 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 111 · Observed rate 13.51% · Lower 95% interval 7.91%
Discharge to community 38.99%
50.57%
11.6 pts worse
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 114 · Observed rate 32.46% · Lower 95% interval 29.62%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1
1.02
About the same
Drug regimen review with follow-up 78.48%
95.27%
16.8 pts worse
Numerator 62 · Denominator 79
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 79
Discharge self-care score 34.29%
53.69%
19.4 pts worse
Numerator 24 · Denominator 70
Discharge mobility score 45.71%
50.94%
5.2 pts worse
Numerator 32 · Denominator 70
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 5.06%
2.29%
2.8 pts worse
Numerator 4 · Denominator 79 · Adjusted rate 5.49%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 7.1%
7.12%
About the same
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 90 · Observed rate 6.67% · Lower 95% interval 4.06%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 3.76%
8.2%
4.4 pts worse
Numerator 5 · Denominator 133
Staff flu vaccination coverage 99.25%
42%
57.2 pts better
Numerator 132 · Denominator 133
Discharge function score 51.43%
56.45%
5 pts worse
Numerator 36 · Denominator 70
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 6 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient 100%
96.28%
3.7 pts better
Numerator 35 · Denominator 35
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 32.5%
25.2%
7.3 pts better
Numerator 13 · Denominator 40

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.8
1.7
0.1 pts worse
1.9
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 2.4 · Expected 2.6 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.9
1.3
0.6 pts worse
1.8
0.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 2.3 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.6%
91.2%
5.4 pts better
93.4%
3.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.2% · Q2 98.2% · Q3 98.2% · Q4 97.8% · 4Q avg 96.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.7%
95.3%
1.4 pts better
95.5%
1.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.5%
3.0%
0.5 pts worse
3.3%
0.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 4.4% · 4Q avg 3.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.0%
18.5%
13.5 pts better
11.4%
6.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.8% · Q2 3.9% · Q3 6.0% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 5.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5%
6.1%
0.4 pts worse
5.4%
1.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.2% · Q2 8.3% · Q3 4.6% · Q4 5.1% · 4Q avg 6.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.2%
13.5%
1.7 pts worse
19.6%
4.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.5% · Q2 17.3% · Q3 11.5% · Q4 11.1% · 4Q avg 15.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.0%
14.8%
8.2 pts worse
16.7%
6.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.6% · Q2 23.3% · Q3 21.9% · Q4 22.1% · 4Q avg 23.0% · 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 12.7%
15.1%
2.4 pts better
16.3%
3.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.2% · Q2 12.1% · Q3 14.8% · Q4 9.8% · 4Q avg 12.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.7%
15.5%
2.8 pts better
14.9%
2.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.9% · Q2 13.8% · Q3 15.3% · Q4 6.4% · 4Q avg 12.7% · 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 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.0% · Q4 1.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.6%
1.4%
0.8 pts better
1.7%
1.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 0.6% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 21.0%
20.8%
0.2 pts worse
19.8%
1.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.2% · Q2 21.6% · Q3 20.4% · Q4 19.1% · 4Q avg 21.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.4%
6.9%
0.5 pts better
5.1%
1.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.9% · Q2 7.5% · Q3 6.0% · Q4 3.4% · 4Q avg 6.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 71.8%
76.7%
4.9 pts worse
81.7%
9.9 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 53.5% · Q2 66.9% · Q3 79.7% · Q4 86.3% · 4Q avg 71.8%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 14.1%
9.7%
4.4 pts worse
12.0%
2.1 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 14.1% · Observed 12.8% · Expected 10.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4%
1.2%
0.2 pts worse
1.6%
0.2 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.6% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 1.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 77.9%
78.8%
0.9 pts worse
79.7%
1.8 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 77.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 16.2%
20.6%
4.4 pts better
23.9%
7.7 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.2% · Observed 14.1% · Expected 20.8% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-01-17 · Fire 2025-01-17

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

6 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-01-19 · Fire 2023-01-19

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 3 Health 2019-12-18 · Fire 2019-12-18

9 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

K311 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-03-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-03-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-03-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

K921 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-03-05

C · Minimal harm 2025-01-17

E15 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2025-03-05

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2026-01-28

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-03-10

G · Actual harm 2025-09-04

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-10-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F908 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

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 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-01-17

F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-03-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-19

F584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

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 2023-02-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-19

F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-02-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-19

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-02-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-19

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-02-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-19

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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 2023-02-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-01-19

F925 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2023-02-23

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F561 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

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 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F825 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2020-02-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-12-18

F925 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2020-02-04

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Koenig, Uri

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

60% 17 facilities 2010-12-22
Steif, Efraim

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

40% 17 facilities 2015-02-12
Augenstein, Jack

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 7 facilities 2016-10-24
Steif, Efraim

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 17 facilities 2017-08-15
Wuertzer, Amy

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 17 facilities 2017-09-14

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