4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (2 deficiencies)
Argyle, NY
3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with abuse icon flag with $29,321 in total fines with 4 recent health deficiencies with 7 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
Route 40, Argyle, NY
(518) 638-8274
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
122
Certified beds
Average residents
119
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Centers Health Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1974-07-01
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
0.48
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.01
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.97
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.46
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.49
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.09
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.38
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.08
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.47
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.37
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.40
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
38%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
45%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
11,743
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
15.47
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9815
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 18.19% · Performance 21.23% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
1.37
Baseline 5.16% · Performance 7.42% · Measure score 1.37 · Achievement 1.37 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
3.02
Baseline 46.09% · Performance 51.33% · Measure score 3.02 · Achievement 3.02 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
1.79
Baseline 3.73 hours · Performance 3.59 hours · Measure score 1.79 · Achievement 1.79 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.15% |
10.72%
0.6 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 58 · Observed rate 8.62% · Lower 95% interval 7.2% |
| Discharge to community | 42.86% |
50.57%
7.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 76 · Observed rate 32.89% · Lower 95% interval 30.42% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.26 |
1.02
0.2 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 97.73% |
95.27%
2.5 pts better
|
Numerator 43 · Denominator 44 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.27% |
0.77%
1.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 44 |
| Discharge self-care score | 45.16% |
53.69%
8.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 14 · Denominator 31 |
| Discharge mobility score | 32.26% |
50.94%
18.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 10 · Denominator 31 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 44 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.42% |
7.12%
0.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 45 · Observed rate 8.89% · Lower 95% interval 3.48% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 153 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 65.35% |
42%
23.3 pts better
|
Numerator 149 · Denominator 228 |
| Discharge function score | 58.06% |
56.45%
1.6 pts better
|
Numerator 18 · Denominator 31 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 12 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 16 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 20% |
25.2%
5.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 25 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.9% |
3.0%
1.9 pts worse
|
3.3%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 4.8% · Q3 4.8% · Q4 3.9% · 4Q avg 4.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 18.7% |
18.5%
0.2 pts worse
|
11.4%
7.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.8% · Q2 20.5% · Q3 19.0% · Q4 16.3% · 4Q avg 18.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 7.8% |
6.1%
1.7 pts worse
|
5.4%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.3% · Q2 11.5% · Q3 8.3% · Q4 8.5% · 4Q avg 7.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 20.4% |
13.5%
6.9 pts worse
|
19.6%
0.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.1% · Q2 20.2% · Q3 19.0% · Q4 23.3% · 4Q avg 20.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 7.6% |
14.8%
7.2 pts better
|
16.7%
9.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.1% · Q2 7.9% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 9.5% · 4Q avg 7.6% · 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 | 13.2% |
15.1%
1.9 pts better
|
16.3%
3.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.9% · Q2 7.9% · Q3 21.0% · Q4 10.7% · 4Q avg 13.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 11.5% |
15.5%
4 pts better
|
14.9%
3.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.7% · Q2 8.2% · Q3 19.0% · Q4 9.1% · 4Q avg 11.5% · 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 | 0.9% |
1.4%
0.5 pts better
|
1.7%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 24.9% |
20.8%
4.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
5.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.5% · Q2 21.9% · Q3 23.3% · Q4 22.6% · 4Q avg 24.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.4% |
6.9%
3.5 pts better
|
5.1%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 4.4% · Q4 5.5% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 95.0% |
76.7%
18.3 pts better
|
81.7%
13.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 96.1% · Q2 93.5% · Q3 92.8% · Q4 97.4% · 4Q avg 95.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 6.8% |
9.7%
2.9 pts better
|
12.0%
5.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 6.8% · Observed 6.7% · Expected 10.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.9% |
1.2%
0.3 pts better
|
1.6%
0.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.3% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.8% |
78.8%
18 pts better
|
79.7%
17.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 20.9% |
20.6%
0.3 pts worse
|
23.9%
3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 20.9% · Observed 20.0% · Expected 22.8% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Corrected 2025-10-24
Fire Safety
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2025-10-24
Fire Safety
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2026-03-06
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-03-06
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-03-06
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-03-06
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-03-06
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Fire Safety
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Inspection history
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-02-13
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-11-10
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-11-10
Health
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2025-11-10
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2022-11-22
Health
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2023-05-15
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-06-15
Health
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2022-10-28
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Health
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Health
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2020-03-10
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $14,800
Fine
Fine · fine $14,521
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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