The home failed to ensure it was properly licensed and following all required laws, rules, and professional standards. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 836 — 42 CFR §483.70(a) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Bethany Nursing Home & Health Related Facility Inc
Horseheads, NY · Medicare-certified · 122 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Bethany Nursing Home & Health Related Facility Inc has an overall 4-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and 4 stars for staffing, but 1 star for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.76 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7646 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 21, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7646.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.95
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 3.43
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 48%
Registered nurse turnover: 9%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11.5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.9%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
13.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
30.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
24.6%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.1%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
29.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.8%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
88.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited July 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 100.5 residents on an average day (82% of 122 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 45 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.