The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
MOMENTUM AT SOUTH BAY FOR REHAB AND NURSING
EAST ISLIP, NY · Medicare-certified · 160 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. Quality measures are 5 stars and health inspections are 4 stars, but staffing is only 2 stars; reported nurse staffing is 4.19 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1904 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 9, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1904.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.83
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.12
- Nurse aides
- 2.24
- Weekend nursing
- 3.47
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 51%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
11.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
19%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.9%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
29%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.7%Worsening
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 September 2025 — 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 complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
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 September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 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 - Partnership
- Chain
- Part of PARAGON HEALTHNET · 11 homes · 4.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 143.3 residents on an average day (90% of 160 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 52 years
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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.