6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Forest Hills, NY
4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 6 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
69 70 Grand Central Parkway, Forest Hills, NY
(718) 263-4600
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
200
Certified beds
Average residents
197
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1968-09-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
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
1.91
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.59
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.76
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
5.26
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
2.50
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
4.94
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
1.75
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.17
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.23
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.39
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
2.12
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
59%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
49%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
3,538
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
43.85
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9969
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
10
Baseline 18.70% · Performance 16.33% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Healthcare-associated infections
3.36
Baseline 8.62% · Performance 7.22% · Measure score 3.36 · Achievement 2.05 · Improvement 3.36
Total nurse turnover
2.21
Baseline 63.97% · Performance 54.65% · Measure score 2.21 · Achievement 2.21 · Improvement 1.88
Adjusted total nurse staffing
1.97
Baseline 2.71 hours · Performance 3.47 hours · Measure score 1.97 · Achievement 1.37 · Improvement 1.97
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 8.94% |
10.72%
1.8 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 224 · Observed rate 6.25% · Lower 95% interval 5.99% |
| Discharge to community | 40.67% |
50.57%
9.9 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 218 · Observed rate 34.4% · Lower 95% interval 34.23% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.96 |
1.02
0.9 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 545 · Denominator 545 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 545 |
| Discharge self-care score | 74.37% |
53.69%
20.7 pts better
|
Numerator 296 · Denominator 398 |
| Discharge mobility score | 75.13% |
50.94%
24.2 pts better
|
Numerator 299 · Denominator 398 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 545 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.22% |
7.12%
0.1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 148 · Observed rate 7.43% · Lower 95% interval 4.53% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 92.59% |
8.2%
84.4 pts better
|
Numerator 250 · Denominator 270 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 94.72% |
42%
52.7 pts better
|
Numerator 269 · Denominator 284 |
| Discharge function score | 76.88% |
56.45%
20.4 pts better
|
Numerator 306 · Denominator 398 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 167 · Denominator 167 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 198 · Denominator 198 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 21.88% |
25.2%
3.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 70 · Denominator 320 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.4 |
1.7
1.3 pts better
|
1.9
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.4 · Observed 0.6 · Expected 2.9 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.3
0.3 pts better
|
1.8
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 1.9 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
91.2%
8.8 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
95.3%
4.7 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 0.0% |
3.0%
3 pts better
|
3.3%
3.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 99.6% |
18.5%
81.1 pts worse
|
11.4%
88.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 98.6% · 4Q avg 99.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 1.4% |
6.1%
4.7 pts better
|
5.4%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.8% · Q2 3.1% · Q3 0.7% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 1.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 12.9% |
13.5%
0.6 pts better
|
19.6%
6.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.8% · Q2 13.7% · Q3 12.8% · Q4 12.3% · 4Q avg 12.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 1.7% |
14.8%
13.1 pts better
|
16.7%
15 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 1.7% · 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 | 21.9% |
15.1%
6.8 pts worse
|
16.3%
5.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.3% · Q2 37.9% · Q3 16.8% · Q4 15.8% · 4Q avg 21.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 16.4% |
15.5%
0.9 pts worse
|
14.9%
1.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.6% · Q2 25.6% · Q3 11.9% · Q4 15.6% · 4Q avg 16.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.6%
0.6 pts better
|
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% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
1.4%
1.4 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 1.3% |
20.8%
19.5 pts better
|
19.8%
18.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.8% · Q2 0.8% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 1.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.5% |
6.9%
0.4 pts better
|
5.1%
1.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.5% · Q2 7.0% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 5.2% · 4Q avg 6.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
76.7%
23.3 pts better
|
81.7%
18.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 6.6% |
9.7%
3.1 pts better
|
12.0%
5.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 6.6% · Observed 7.2% · Expected 12.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
1.2%
1.2 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
78.8%
21.2 pts better
|
79.7%
20.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 12.6% |
20.6%
8 pts better
|
23.9%
11.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 12.6% · Observed 15.8% · Expected 29.8% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-11-30
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2023-11-30
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2021-12-24
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2021-12-24
Fire Safety
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2021-12-24
Fire Safety
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2019-05-31
Fire Safety
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2019-05-31
Inspection history
Health
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Corrected 2024-01-12
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-12
Health
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Corrected 2024-01-12
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-01-12
Health
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2024-01-12
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-12
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2021-12-08
Health
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2021-12-08
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 2021-12-08
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2021-12-08
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2021-12-08
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2021-12-08
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 2021-12-08
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2021-12-08
Health
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2019-06-21
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2019-06-21
Health
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2019-06-21
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2019-06-21
Health
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2019-06-21
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-06-21
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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