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BROOKLYN-QUEENS NURSING HOME

BROOKLYN, NY · Medicare-certified · 140 beds

Needs attention
For-profit
4 of 5 overall

Brooklyn-Queens Nursing Home in Brooklyn has a 4-star overall rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.61 nursing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $141,232 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.6132 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: September 10, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $141,232recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6132.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.47
Licensed practical nurses
0.70
Nurse aides
2.44
Weekend nursing
3.15

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 54%
Registered nurse turnover: 52%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

6.3%6.7%No change

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.3%0.8%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

12.2%10.8%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

5%2.5%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

22.5%9.9%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

12.2%12.2%No change

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

13.1%9%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

4%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

25.8%19.3%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.1%33.6%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

72.2%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

26.2%68%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

30%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

13.2%24.1%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E

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 April 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The home failed to let the resident help develop and carry out their own care plan. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 553 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. PENALTY

    A federal payment denial was recorded.

  2. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $141,232 was recorded.

  3. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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  5. PENALTY

    A federal payment denial was recorded.

  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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  7. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $141,232 in total fines · 2 payment denials.

  • Medicare/Medicaid payment denial

    Oct 28, 2024

    13 days
  • Federal fine

    Oct 28, 2024

    $141,232
  • Medicare/Medicaid payment denial

    Jul 11, 2024

    28 days

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
137.5 residents on an average day (98% of 140 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 46 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.