Inspection Reports for Bronx Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
2175 Quarry Rd, Bronx, NY, 10457
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Deficiencies (over 4 years)
11 deficiencies/year
Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.
116% worse than New York average
New York average: 5.1 deficiencies/yearDeficiencies per year
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Inspection Report
Abbreviated Survey
Deficiencies: 1
Date: Dec 9, 2025
Visit Reason
The abbreviated survey was conducted to investigate the facility's compliance with care standards following an incident where a resident fell due to inadequate assistance.
Complaint Details
The visit was complaint-related based on an incident where Resident #1 fell while receiving care. The facility's investigation concluded no evidence of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment. The fall was due to Certified Nursing Assistant #1 failing to follow the plan of care requiring two-person assistance for bed mobility.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure adequate assistance consistent with the resident's needs to prevent accidents, resulting in a resident falling from bed and sustaining actual harm including head trauma. The investigation found that a Certified Nursing Assistant did not follow the resident's plan of care requiring two-person assistance for bed mobility.
Deficiencies (1)
Failure to ensure a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Report Facts
Residents sampled: 3
Residents affected: 1
Persons required for bed mobility: 2
Persons required for bathing: 1
Persons required for dressing: 2
Persons required for personal hygiene: 2
Incident time: 830
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Nursing Assistant #1 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Failed to follow Resident #1's plan of care and provided bed mobility assistance alone |
| Registered Nurse Supervisor #1 | Registered Nurse Supervisor | Documented nursing note and responded to fall incident |
| Licensed Practical Nurse #1 | Licensed Practical Nurse | Responded to fall incident and notified Registered Nurse Supervisor |
| Director of Nursing | Director of Nursing | Conducted investigation and interviewed staff regarding the fall |
| Medical Doctor #1 | Medical Doctor | Ordered hospital transfer and provided medical evaluation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60
Deficiencies: 6
Date: Jun 24, 2025
Visit Reason
Complaint Survey with 5 Standard Health Citations and 1 Life Safety Code Citation, all corrected by August 22, 2025 except emergency lighting which was not corrected by report date.
Findings
Complaint Survey with 5 Standard Health Citations and 1 Life Safety Code Citation, all corrected by August 22, 2025 except emergency lighting which was not corrected by report date.
Deficiencies (6)
Food procurement,store/prepare/serve-sanitary
Quality of care
Respiratory/tracheostomy care and suctioning
Safe/clean/comfortable/homelike environment
Sufficient nursing staff
Emergency lighting
Inspection Report
Deficiencies: 1
Date: Jun 24, 2025
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with professional standards for food service safety, specifically focusing on proper food storage practices in the facility's kitchen refrigerators.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure food was stored according to professional standards, as staff food was found stored in a resident food refrigerator. The Food Service Director confirmed the violation and stated that dietary staff were reeducated on proper food storage practices.
Deficiencies (1)
Food was stored in the kitchen snack/nourishment refrigerator that contained staff food, which is against facility policy.
Report Facts
Number of kitchen refrigerators observed: 3
Number of refrigerators with staff food: 1
Food discard timeframe: 72
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Food Service Director | Interviewed regarding the food storage violation and reeducation of dietary staff |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 199
Deficiencies: 6
Date: Jun 24, 2025
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted based on complaints and concerns regarding maintenance, treatment and care, respiratory care, staffing levels, and food storage practices at Bronx Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
Complaint Details
The visit was complaint-related, triggered by concerns about maintenance, treatment and care, respiratory care, staffing shortages, and food safety violations. Substantiation status is not explicitly stated.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to maintain a homelike environment due to maintenance issues, failure to ensure physician-ordered pulmonology consultation and correct wound care treatments, lack of appropriate respiratory emergency equipment at bedside, insufficient nursing staff on weekends, and improper food storage with staff food found in resident refrigerators.
Deficiencies (6)
Failed to provide maintenance services necessary to maintain a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable interior; mismatched and chipped paint on 2nd floor rooms and linen room doors.
Failed to ensure physician-ordered pulmonology consultation for Resident #41 was completed or appropriately followed up.
Registered Nurse did not apply correct wound treatment for Resident #116's arterial ulcers and failed to provide pressure relieving devices as ordered.
Failed to provide appropriate respiratory equipment (ambu bag) at bedside for Resident #89 with tracheostomy.
Failed to ensure sufficient nursing staff were available on weekends to meet resident needs, with documented shortages of Certified Nursing Assistants on multiple dates.
Failed to ensure food was stored in accordance with professional standards; staff food found in resident snack/nourishment refrigerator.
Report Facts
Total licensed bed capacity: 199
Deficiency count: 6
Staffing shortages: 1
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor #1 | Physician | Named in finding regarding failure to follow up on pulmonology consultation for Resident #41. |
| Registered Nurse #4 | Wound Care Nurse | Named in finding for incorrect wound care treatment for Resident #116. |
| Registered Nurse #7 | Unit Manager | Named in finding for failure to ensure pressure relieving devices were provided to Resident #116. |
| Director of Nursing | Interviewed regarding oversight of pulmonology consult and wound care deficiencies, and staffing adequacy. | |
| Director of Maintenance | Interviewed regarding failure to address maintenance issues on 2nd floor. | |
| Administrator | Interviewed regarding notification and response to maintenance issues and staffing adequacy. | |
| Respiratory Therapist #1 | Respiratory Therapist | Interviewed regarding absence of ambu bag at bedside for Resident #89. |
| Registered Nurse #9 | Registered Nurse | Interviewed regarding responsibility for emergency equipment at bedside including ambu bag. |
| Director of Respiratory Department | Interviewed regarding requirement for ambu bag availability at bedside for residents with tracheostomy. | |
| Certified Nursing Assistant #5 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Interviewed regarding staffing shortages and workload stress on ventilator unit. |
| Certified Nursing Assistant #6 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Interviewed regarding staffing shortages and workload stress on 3rd floor. |
| Registered Nurse #5 | Registered Nurse | Interviewed regarding staffing shortages and challenges on 7th floor. |
| Staffing Coordinator | Interviewed regarding staffing policies and responses to shortages. | |
| Food Service Director | Interviewed regarding improper food storage and staff food found in resident refrigerator. |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60
Deficiencies: 1
Date: Mar 17, 2025
Visit Reason
Complaint Survey with 1 Standard Health Citation for reporting of alleged violations, corrected by April 30, 2025.
Findings
Complaint Survey with 1 Standard Health Citation for reporting of alleged violations, corrected by April 30, 2025.
Deficiencies (1)
Reporting of alleged violations
Inspection Report
Abbreviated Survey
Deficiencies: 1
Date: Mar 17, 2025
Visit Reason
The visit was conducted as an abbreviated survey to investigate the facility's compliance with timely reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and the reporting of investigation results to proper authorities.
Complaint Details
The visit was complaint-related, investigating an allegation that Resident #3 grabbed Resident #2's hands and held them by the throat on 01/02/2025. The allegation was unsubstantiated after investigation, but the facility did not report the allegation to the state as required.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure that an alleged abuse incident involving two residents was reported to the New York State Department of Health within the required timeframe. The investigation concluded that the alleged incident did not occur based on camera review, staff and resident interviews, and physical assessment, but the facility did not report the allegation as required by policy.
Deficiencies (1)
Failure to timely report suspected abuse involving Resident #2 and Resident #3 to the New York State Department of Health.
Report Facts
Residents sampled: 4
Residents affected: 1
Investigation timeframe: 2
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Nursing | Director of Nursing | Interviewed regarding the investigation and reporting of the alleged abuse incident |
| Physician Assistant | Physician Assistant | Received report of alleged abuse from Resident #2 and performed physical assessment |
| Administrator | Administrator | Reviewed investigation and decided not to report the alleged incident to the state |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60
Deficiencies: 16
Date: Apr 24, 2023
Visit Reason
Complaint Survey with 6 Standard Health Citations and 10 Life Safety Code Citations, all corrected by July 11, 2023.
Findings
Complaint Survey with 6 Standard Health Citations and 10 Life Safety Code Citations, all corrected by July 11, 2023.
Deficiencies (16)
Develop/implement comprehensive care plan
Dispose garbage and refuse properly
Free of medication error rts 5 prcnt or more
Label/store drugs and biologicals
Reporting of alleged violations
Responsibilities of providers; required notif
Corridors - construction of walls
Electrical systems - other
Ep program patient population
Fundamentals - building system categories
Hazardous areas - enclosure
Interior wall and ceiling finish
Means of egress - general
Multiple occupancies
Subdivision of building spaces - smoke barrie
Subsistence needs for staff and patients
Inspection Report
Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 5
Date: Apr 24, 2023
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as part of the recertification and abbreviated survey to evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements, including reporting suspected abuse, care planning, medication administration, medication storage, and waste disposal.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in timely reporting of alleged abuse to the state, development of person-centered care plans for new fractures, medication error rates exceeding 5%, improper medication storage, and improper garbage disposal practices.
Deficiencies (5)
Failure to timely report suspected abuse involving unwitnessed falls resulting in fractures to the New York State Department of Health within 2 hours.
Failure to develop and implement a complete care plan addressing Resident #88's left tibia fracture with measurable goals and time frames.
Medication error rate exceeded 5%, including failure to administer Vitamin B12 as ordered and incorrect resident first name on medication labels.
Medications (Lumigan and Brimonidine-Timolol eye drops) were stored unsecured in Resident #490's bedside table instead of locked medication rooms.
Garbage receptacle was transported uncovered through a public tunnel, violating facility policy requiring covered containers during waste disposal.
Report Facts
Residents reviewed for accidents: 38
Residents reviewed for accidents with deficiencies: 5
Medication error rate: 11.54
Medication administration observation date: 2023
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| RN #5 | Registered Nurse | Named in medication error finding for failure to administer Vitamin B12 and medication label discrepancies |
| RN #6 | Registered Nurse Manager | Interviewed regarding medication label discrepancy and medication storage |
| Director of Nursing | Director of Nursing (DON) | Interviewed regarding reporting of abuse allegations, medication storage, and medication administration |
| Registered Nurse Manager #1 | RN Manager | Interviewed regarding failure to develop care plan for Resident #88's fracture |
| Dietary Aide #1 | Dietary Aide | Observed and interviewed regarding uncovered garbage transport |
| Food Service Director | Food Service Director (FSD) | Interviewed regarding garbage disposal policy and observation |
Inspection Report
Abbreviated Survey
Deficiencies: 2
Date: Apr 24, 2023
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as part of a recertification and abbreviated survey to evaluate compliance with reporting requirements and care planning related to resident injuries and incidents.
Findings
The facility failed to timely report alleged abuse involving two residents' unwitnessed falls resulting in fractures to the New York State Department of Health within the required 2-hour timeframe. Additionally, the facility did not develop a person-centered care plan with measurable goals and interventions for one resident's left tibia fracture.
Deficiencies (2)
Failure to timely report suspected abuse involving unwitnessed falls and fractures to the state within 2 hours.
Failure to develop a complete care plan with measurable goals and interventions addressing a resident's left tibia fracture.
Report Facts
Residents reviewed for accidents: 38
Residents with deficiencies: 5
Residents affected by deficiencies: 2
Residents affected by care plan deficiency: 1
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Nursing (DON) | Interviewed regarding reporting of injuries and falls | |
| Medical Doctor | Interviewed regarding hospital findings on Resident #145 | |
| Registered Nurse Manager (RNM) #1 | Interviewed regarding care plan development oversight | |
| Director of Nursing Services (DNS) | Interviewed regarding care plan initiation for fractures |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60
Deficiencies: 4
Date: Dec 31, 2021
Visit Reason
Complaint Survey with 4 Standard Health Citations related to abuse/neglect policies, investigation, reporting, and resident records, all corrected by January 25, 2022.
Findings
Complaint Survey with 4 Standard Health Citations related to abuse/neglect policies, investigation, reporting, and resident records, all corrected by January 25, 2022.
Deficiencies (4)
Develop/implement abuse/neglect policies
Investigate/prevent/correct alleged violation
Reporting of alleged violations
Resident records - identifiable information
Inspection Report
Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 1
Date: Sep 30, 2020
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as a recertification survey to assess the facility's compliance with regulatory requirements, specifically focusing on the accuracy of resident assessments.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure that the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment accurately reflected a resident's dental status, as broken and carious teeth were not documented. This deficiency was identified through observation, record review, and interviews with staff and the resident.
Deficiencies (1)
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment, specifically the resident's dental status was not accurately reflected in the MDS.
Report Facts
Residents reviewed for Dental Care: 38
Residents affected: 1
Date survey completed: Sep 30, 2020
Employees mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Staff #1 | Clinical Reimbursement Manager | MDS Assessor who completed the inaccurate assessment |
| Staff #2 | Director of Clinical Reimbursement | Responsible for monitoring MDS Assessors and ensuring assessment accuracy |
| Director of Nursing | Director of Nursing | Interviewed regarding MDS assessment accuracy and process |
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