The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility
Elmira, NY · Medicare-certified · 200 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility has a 5 of 5 overall rating, with 5-star health inspections and 4-star staffing; reported nurse staffing is 5.14 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.1395 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 6, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.1395.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.35
- Nurse aides
- 3.11
- Weekend nursing
- 3.99
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 57%
Registered nurse turnover: 37%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
17.8%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.6%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
7.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9.7%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.2%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
33.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.5%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
87.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
78.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited November 2018 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2025 — 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 September 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 needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 153.4 residents on an average day (77% of 200 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 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.