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NORWEGIAN CHRISTIAN HOME AND HEALTH CENTER

BROOKLYN, NY · Medicare-certified · 135 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall

3 of 5 stars overall. NORWEGIAN CHRISTIAN HOME AND HEALTH CENTER in Brooklyn has strong health inspection and quality scores (4 of 5 each), but a very low staffing rating (1 of 5) with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.67 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day); it had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.6705 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: August 16, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6705.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.84
Licensed practical nurses
0.50
Nurse aides
2.32
Weekend nursing
3.10

Hours per resident per day.

Resident outcomes

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

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

16.2%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.7%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

7.1%Steady

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.5%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

8.7%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

16.5%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

18.4%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

19.4%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

2%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

26.5%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

4.5%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

99%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

96.5%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

93.1%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

89.9%Worsening

What the inspectors found

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 August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited September 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited January 2020 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — 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 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
129.1 residents on an average day (96% of 135 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 49 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.