Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Wells Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
201 W Madison Avenue, Johnstown, NY · (518) 762-4546
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 100
- Residents per day
- 98
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 5, 1971
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New York.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among New York homes
Wells Rehabilitation and Nursing Center carries 23 inspection points. That is fewer than 71% of New York's 589 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New York: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–12 pts
- 4★ 12–27 pts
- 3★ 27–46 pts
- 2★ 46–82 pts
- 1★ over 82 pts
Bars show every rated home in New York by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
16 health citations on record since 2019. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights4E
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Nutrition and Dietary3E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Quality of Life and Care2E
- E
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
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.
Administration1D
- D
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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Inspection history
2024-09-12
4 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2021-10-27
1 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2019-05-09
11 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 32 min of nursing staff time a day, 20 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 32 min
New York average
3 h 41 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$19,702 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Fine | $11,190 |
| 2024-09-12 | Fine | $8,512 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.3 pts better | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts worse | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.7 pts worse | 80.1% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.2 pts worse | 90.0% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3 pts worse | 6.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms19.7 pts better | 0.4% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.5 pts worse | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.9 pts worse | 18.1% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12.3 pts worse | 26.0% | 13.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened3.5 pts worse | 14.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.7 pts worse | 16.4% | 13.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts worse | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.9 pts worse | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence12.7 pts worse | 31.3% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.5 pts worse | 8.0% | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine42.8 pts worse | 34.8% | 77.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.4 pts worse | 10.8% | 9.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts better | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine42.2 pts worse | 36.7% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission7.2 pts worse | 27.8% | 20.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
12 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Bartholomew, Carol | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Campos, Anne | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Kline, George | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mccoski, William | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcnamara, Peter | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Reppenhagen, Maryann | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sitterly, Jane | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Slingerland, Sara | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Smith, Peter | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Thompson, Barbara | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vangorder, Dee Dee | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vanslyke, Neal | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
13 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness6F
- F
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- D
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
- D
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- D
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems5E
- E
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- D
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- D
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- D
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- D
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Egress1D
- D
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Smoke1D
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
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