The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
CHAPIN HOME FOR THE AGING
JAMAICA, NY · Medicare-certified · 220 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
CHAPIN HOME FOR THE AGING in Jamaica, NY has a 5-star overall rating, with a 5-star health inspection rating and 4-star quality measures, but a low 2-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.42 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4227 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 10, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4227.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.32
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.13
- Nurse aides
- 1.97
- Weekend nursing
- 3.08
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.7%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.2%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
13.8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18.1%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.2%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
19.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
18.3%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.7%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
85%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
59.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
50.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — 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 July 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited October 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure the resident’s doctor reviewed their care and properly wrote, signed, and dated required notes and orders during visits. Cited October 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 711 — 42 CFR §483.30 — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 183.8 residents on an average day (84% of 220 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 47 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.