Nursing home report
EAST ELMHURST, NY · Medicare-certified · 240 beds
ELMHURST CARE CENTER INC in East Elmhurst, NY has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 5 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.15 nursing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months and recent citations related to staffing and resident safety/environment.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.152 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.152.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited September 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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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.
