The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Wingate at Ulster
Registered name: Taconic Rehabilitation And Nursing At Ulster
Highland, NY · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
Wingate at Ulster in Highland, NY has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with 2-star health inspections and 3-star staffing and quality scores. It has a recent federal penalty and $12,948 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing is 4.11 hours per resident per day, just above the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1134 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $12,948recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1134.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.23
- Nurse aides
- 2.22
- Weekend nursing
- 3.62
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 45%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.5%19.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
7%3.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8.3%5.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.2%1.2%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5.3%4.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.3%19.4%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
5.7%14.7%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
15.6%11.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.9%1.2%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.9%9.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.4%0%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93%96.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—81.1%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
86%96.9%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited March 2025 — 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 met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $12,948 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $12,948 in total fines.
- $12,948
Federal fine
Mar 12, 2025
Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Jul 13, 2022
Now operated by Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Ulster, previously Wingate at Ulster.
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Occupancy
- 98.7 residents on an average day (82% of 120 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.