Inspection Reports for Bronx Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

2175 Quarry Rd, Bronx, NY, 10457

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Deficiencies (last 4 years)

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/year

Deficiencies per year

16 12 8 4 0
2020
2021
2023
2025

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
NameTitleContext
Certified Nursing Assistant #1Certified Nursing AssistantFailed to follow Resident #1's plan of care and provided bed mobility assistance alone
Registered Nurse Supervisor #1Registered Nurse SupervisorDocumented nursing note and responded to fall incident
Licensed Practical Nurse #1Licensed Practical NurseResponded to fall incident and notified Registered Nurse Supervisor
Director of NursingDirector of NursingConducted investigation and interviewed staff regarding the fall
Medical Doctor #1Medical DoctorOrdered 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
NameTitleContext
Food Service DirectorInterviewed 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
NameTitleContext
Medical Doctor #1PhysicianNamed in finding regarding failure to follow up on pulmonology consultation for Resident #41.
Registered Nurse #4Wound Care NurseNamed in finding for incorrect wound care treatment for Resident #116.
Registered Nurse #7Unit ManagerNamed in finding for failure to ensure pressure relieving devices were provided to Resident #116.
Director of NursingInterviewed regarding oversight of pulmonology consult and wound care deficiencies, and staffing adequacy.
Director of MaintenanceInterviewed regarding failure to address maintenance issues on 2nd floor.
AdministratorInterviewed regarding notification and response to maintenance issues and staffing adequacy.
Respiratory Therapist #1Respiratory TherapistInterviewed regarding absence of ambu bag at bedside for Resident #89.
Registered Nurse #9Registered NurseInterviewed regarding responsibility for emergency equipment at bedside including ambu bag.
Director of Respiratory DepartmentInterviewed regarding requirement for ambu bag availability at bedside for residents with tracheostomy.
Certified Nursing Assistant #5Certified Nursing AssistantInterviewed regarding staffing shortages and workload stress on ventilator unit.
Certified Nursing Assistant #6Certified Nursing AssistantInterviewed regarding staffing shortages and workload stress on 3rd floor.
Registered Nurse #5Registered NurseInterviewed regarding staffing shortages and challenges on 7th floor.
Staffing CoordinatorInterviewed regarding staffing policies and responses to shortages.
Food Service DirectorInterviewed 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
NameTitleContext
Director of NursingDirector of NursingInterviewed regarding the investigation and reporting of the alleged abuse incident
Physician AssistantPhysician AssistantReceived report of alleged abuse from Resident #2 and performed physical assessment
AdministratorAdministratorReviewed 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
NameTitleContext
RN #5Registered NurseNamed in medication error finding for failure to administer Vitamin B12 and medication label discrepancies
RN #6Registered Nurse ManagerInterviewed regarding medication label discrepancy and medication storage
Director of NursingDirector of Nursing (DON)Interviewed regarding reporting of abuse allegations, medication storage, and medication administration
Registered Nurse Manager #1RN ManagerInterviewed regarding failure to develop care plan for Resident #88's fracture
Dietary Aide #1Dietary AideObserved and interviewed regarding uncovered garbage transport
Food Service DirectorFood 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
NameTitleContext
Director of Nursing (DON)Interviewed regarding reporting of injuries and falls
Medical DoctorInterviewed regarding hospital findings on Resident #145
Registered Nurse Manager (RNM) #1Interviewed 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
NameTitleContext
Staff #1Clinical Reimbursement ManagerMDS Assessor who completed the inaccurate assessment
Staff #2Director of Clinical ReimbursementResponsible for monitoring MDS Assessors and ensuring assessment accuracy
Director of NursingDirector of NursingInterviewed regarding MDS assessment accuracy and process

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