GoodStanding

Nursing home report

MEADOWBROOK CARE CENTER

FREEPORT, NY · Medicare-certified · 280 beds

In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall

Meadowbrook Care Center in Freeport, NY has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures and a 4-star health inspection rating, but staffing is lower at 3 stars and reported nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark. There were no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included catheter/UTI care, pharmaceutical services, and facility-wide assessment requirements.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.6017 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: July 29, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6017.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.71
Licensed practical nurses
0.57
Nurse aides
2.33
Weekend nursing
3.19

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 23%
Registered nurse turnover: 26%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

10.6%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

1.7%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

7%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.3%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

4.5%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

1%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

19.7%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

20.3%Improving
Show all measures

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

7.2%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.9%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.3%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

19.4%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

57.8%Improving

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

96.1%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

93.5%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.4%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

View the original federal record

F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: E

The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

View the original federal record

F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D

The home failed to conduct and document a full facility assessment to ensure it had the resources needed for daily care and emergencies. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

View the original federal record

F-Tag 838 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D

The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

View the original federal record

F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D

The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited November 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

View the original federal record

F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

    See what inspectors found
  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

    See what inspectors found
  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

    See what inspectors found

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Individual
Occupancy
264.9 residents on an average day (95% of 280 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 29 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.