10 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Utica, NY
1-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 10 recent health deficiencies with 11 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1445 Kemble Street, Utica, NY
(315) 732-0100
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
Beds
120
Certified beds
Average residents
117
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Centers Health Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1996-02-29
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
35 facilities
Chain averages 2 overall / 2 health / 2 staffing / 4 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
0.30
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.09
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.95
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.35
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.39
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.78
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.14
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.11
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.29
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.27
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.40
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
77%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
61%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
12,572
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
11.63
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
Readmission
0
Baseline 16.93% · Performance 22.63% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 5.92% · Performance 9.74% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
4.65
Baseline 53.08% · Performance 44.66% · Measure score 4.65 · Achievement 4.65 · Improvement 2.48
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 4.33 hours · Performance 3.19 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.57% |
10.72%
1.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 80 · Observed rate 6.25% · Lower 95% interval 6.52% |
| Discharge to community | 40.1% |
50.57%
10.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 60 · Observed rate 30% · Lower 95% interval 29.42% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.18 |
1.02
0.2 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 88.68% |
95.27%
6.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 47 · Denominator 53 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 53 |
| Discharge self-care score | 60% |
53.69%
6.3 pts better
|
Numerator 15 · Denominator 25 |
| Discharge mobility score | 44% |
50.94%
6.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 11 · Denominator 25 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 53 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 9.74% |
7.12%
2.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 50 · Observed rate 18% · Lower 95% interval 5.58% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 188 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 30.23% |
42%
11.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 94 · Denominator 311 |
| Discharge function score | 52% |
56.45%
4.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 13 · Denominator 25 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 95.65% |
95.95%
0.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 22 · Denominator 23 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 17 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 26.67% |
25.2%
1.5 pts better
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 30 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
1.7
0.3 pts worse
|
1.9
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 1.8 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.6 |
1.3
1.3 pts worse
|
1.8
0.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.6 · Observed 2.5 · Expected 1.6 · 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 | 1.4% |
3.0%
1.6 pts better
|
3.3%
1.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 1.0% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 1.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 19.9% |
18.5%
1.4 pts worse
|
11.4%
8.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.5% · Q2 20.6% · Q3 20.8% · Q4 8.7% · 4Q avg 19.9% |
| 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 7.7% · Q2 5.9% · Q3 1.0% · Q4 2.8% · 4Q avg 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 22.0% |
13.5%
8.5 pts worse
|
19.6%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.0% · Q2 22.9% · Q3 25.5% · Q4 19.1% · 4Q avg 22.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 26.1% |
14.8%
11.3 pts worse
|
16.7%
9.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 34.5% · Q2 25.9% · Q3 27.5% · Q4 17.2% · 4Q avg 26.1% · 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 | 6.9% |
15.1%
8.2 pts better
|
16.3%
9.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.6% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 9.1% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 6.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 10.6% |
15.5%
4.9 pts better
|
14.9%
4.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.1% · Q2 14.4% · Q3 14.7% · Q4 3.8% · 4Q avg 10.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.2% |
0.6%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.2% |
1.4%
1.2 pts better
|
1.7%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 16.7% |
20.8%
4.1 pts better
|
19.8%
3.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.8% · Q2 25.5% · Q3 17.9% · Q4 7.9% · 4Q avg 16.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 9.0% |
6.9%
2.1 pts worse
|
5.1%
3.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.6% · Q2 14.5% · Q3 6.9% · Q4 5.2% · 4Q avg 9.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.4% |
76.7%
22.7 pts better
|
81.7%
17.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.8% · Q2 98.7% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 9.1% |
9.7%
0.6 pts better
|
12.0%
2.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 9.1% · Observed 9.7% · Expected 11.9% · 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 | 98.7% |
78.8%
19.9 pts better
|
79.7%
19 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.2% |
20.6%
6.6 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.2% · Observed 30.6% · Expected 26.8% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
13 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Corrected 2025-02-26
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-02-26
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2025-02-26
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 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-02-08
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-01-20
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2022-12-20
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2023-01-30
Fire Safety
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Corrected 2023-01-30
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2023-01-30
Fire Safety
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2023-01-30
Fire Safety
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2023-02-15
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-02-14
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2023-01-30
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 2023-01-30
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-02-01
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-01-30
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2023-01-19
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 2020-01-17
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 2020-01-15
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2020-01-15
Fire Safety
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Corrected 2020-01-17
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2020-02-05
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2020-01-15
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2020-01-15
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2020-02-03
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2020-01-15
Inspection history
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-01-10
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 2025-01-10
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-11-24
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 2023-01-14
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-01-14
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-01-14
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-01-14
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-01-14
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2020-01-10
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 2020-01-17
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2020-01-10
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 2020-01-17
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2020-01-24
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2020-01-17
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2020-01-24
Health
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Corrected 2020-02-04
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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