Laconia Nursing Home in Bronx, NY has a 2-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections and staffing, and 4 stars for quality measures. Its reported nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Last inspection: January 23, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.477.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.47
Licensed practical nurses
0.48
Nurse aides
2.53
Weekend nursing
3.12
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 18%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
17.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.8%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.8%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
5.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
1.4%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
29.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
30.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
6.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.3%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
83.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99.6%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.2%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to post the required contact information for state agencies and advocacy groups, and the notice that residents can file complaints. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 575 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make survey results easy for residents to see and to help them contact advocate agencies. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 577 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited January 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — 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 10 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
237.6 residents on an average day (99% of 240 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 52 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.