The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
BEZALEL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
FAR ROCKAWAY, NY · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
4 out of 5 stars overall. Health inspections are also 4 stars, staffing and quality measures are 3 stars, reported nurse staffing is 3.34 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3364 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 21, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3364.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.56
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.50
- Nurse aides
- 2.28
- Weekend nursing
- 3.05
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 22%
Registered nurse turnover: 26%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.7%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
21.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
20.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.9%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.1%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
18.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited March 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make survey results easy for residents to see and to help them contact advocate agencies. Cited June 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 577 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 113.4 residents on an average day (94% of 120 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 42 years
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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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.