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On Medicare Special Focus status, a serious quality warning. Visit in person and ask tough questions before deciding.
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Medicare Special Focus status indicates a history of serious quality problems and heightened oversight. Review the latest inspection records, ask what corrective actions remain open, and visit in person before deciding.
Families should exercise extreme caution due to a highly serious allegation of physical abuse and neglect from a former friend of a resident. While some long-term residents and their families praise the friendly staff and clean environment, there are conflicting reports regarding the quality of food and the conduct of night shift nursing staff.
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Key Review Excerpts
“In the five years that I have lived at the facility, I have found the staff to be friendly, capable, and caring.”
“My husband Robert Cervantes has been in this facility for oround a year and half know so far his successfuly completed some of r goals with the help of his nurse and staff there”
RN hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmark. RNs handle complex medical needs and medication, so ask about coverage during your visit.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
This facility shows serious concerns with frequent family complaints across multiple care areas. Families have filed 41 complaints triggering inspections, revealing recurring problems in care planning, medication management, and infection control that persist across surveys. The facility has faced deficiencies in abuse prevention and neglect protocols, with issues appearing repeatedly despite corrections. All deficiencies are reportedly corrected, but the pattern of recurring problems in core care areas suggests ongoing quality challenges families should carefully consider.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Astoria Healthcare Center
for profit
Owners
Agoniollo, Jose Antonio
Owner
Mercado, Grace
Owner
Key personnel
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