CLINTON COUNTY NURSING HOME in Plattsburgh, NY has a 2-star overall rating, with 2-star staffing and 1-star quality measures. Nurse staffing is 2.45 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Last inspection: February 5, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.4538.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.42
Licensed practical nurses
0.61
Nurse aides
1.42
Weekend nursing
1.97
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 36%
Registered nurse turnover: 29%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
29.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
8.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
23.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
27.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
5%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
55%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
33.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
10.2%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited May 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited May 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — 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 May 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 honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited February 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited February 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — 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 3 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jul 21, 2023
4 days
Operator & ownership
Ownership
Government - County
Occupancy
62.9 residents on an average day (79% of 80 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 49 years
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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.