The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Fort Hudson Health System
Registered name: FORT HUDSON NURSING CENTER INC
FORT EDWARD, NY · Medicare-certified · 196 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
Fort Hudson Health System in Fort Edward, NY has a 2-star overall rating. Its staffing is rated 1 star, with 3.40 nurse hours per resident per day below the 4.1 federal benchmark; health inspections are 3 stars, quality measures are 4 stars, and there were $0 fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.398 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 6, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.398.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.97
- Nurse aides
- 2.01
- Weekend nursing
- 2.84
Hours per resident per day.
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
7.3%4.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.4%4.3%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.1%4.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.6%1.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4.5%7.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
28.6%19.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
20%20.2%No change
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.4%15.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.1%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.7%22.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.7%0%Improving
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.6%95%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—95.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
85.2%90.1%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
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 December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — 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 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 184.5 residents on an average day (94% of 196 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 56 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.