The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
ST JAMES REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER
ST JAMES, NY · Medicare-certified · 230 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
ST JAMES REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER in St James, NY has an overall 4-star rating, with strong quality measures (5 stars) but weaker staffing (2 stars) and a nurse staffing level below the federal benchmark (3.36 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). Health inspection is 3 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3613 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 9, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3613.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.83
- Nurse aides
- 1.99
- Weekend nursing
- 2.89
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 32%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
7.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10.1%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.1%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.3%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
88.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
79.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
47.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
46%Improving
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 December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to get a doctor’s admission order and make sure the resident was under a doctor’s care. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 710 — 42 CFR §483.30 — 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 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of CARERITE CENTERS · 34 homes · 3.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 220.2 residents on an average day (96% of 230 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 56 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.