The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
TRUSTEES OF EASTERN STAR HALL & HOME OF THE N Y S
ORISKANY, NY · Medicare-certified · 86 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
2 of 5 overall
Overall rating: 2 out of 5 stars. This home also has 2-star health inspection, staffing, and quality ratings, with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.57 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day); there were no fines in the last 24 months, but recent citations included medication storage, accident hazards/supervision, and infection prevention issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5731 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 8, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5731.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.32
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.05
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 3.54
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 65%
Registered nurse turnover: 85%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.9%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
9.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
38.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
31.4%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.5%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
31.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.3%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
83.6%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
69.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
61.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
58.8%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E
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 February 2020 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make survey results easy for residents to see and to help them contact advocate agencies. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 577 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 76.5 residents on an average day (89% of 86 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 46 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.