Inspection Reports for The Monarch at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

135 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY, 11226

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Inspection Report Summary

The most recent inspection on August 14, 2025, identified deficiencies including accuracy of assessments, care plan timing, accident hazards, environment, and multiple life safety code issues. Earlier inspections showed a pattern of similar deficiencies related to care planning, infection control, food sanitation, and life safety systems, with many issues noted in complaint surveys and Covid-19 reporting citations. Complaint investigations were not substantiated, and no fines or enforcement actions were listed in the available reports. Prior reports included multiple citations for care plan development, environment safety, and infection prevention, with many deficiencies corrected over time. The inspection history shows ongoing challenges with care planning and life safety compliance, with some improvements noted in correction of earlier deficiencies.

Deficiencies (last 3 years)

Deficiencies (over 3 years) 20.7 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

306% worse than New York average
New York average: 5.1 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

20 15 10 5 0
2022
2023
2025

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 8 Date: Aug 14, 2025

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Complaint Survey with 4 health and 4 life safety citations including deficiencies in accuracy of assessments, care plan timing, accident hazards, environment, and multiple life safety code issues.

Findings
Complaint Survey with 4 health and 4 life safety citations including deficiencies in accuracy of assessments, care plan timing, accident hazards, environment, and multiple life safety code issues.

Deficiencies (8)
Accuracy of assessments
Care plan timing and revision
Free of accident hazards/supervision/devices
Safe/clean/comfortable/homelike environment
Electrical systems - essential electric system
Elevators
Emergency lighting
Sprinkler system - maintenance and testing

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Jul 3, 2025

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Complaint Survey with 1 health citation for reporting of alleged violations at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Complaint Survey with 1 health citation for reporting of alleged violations at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting of alleged violations

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Oct 23, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Oct 10, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Oct 2, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 20 Date: Sep 15, 2023

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Complaint Survey with 12 health and 8 life safety citations including care plan issues, food sanitation, infection control, environment, and multiple life safety code deficiencies, many corrected by November 2023.

Findings
Complaint Survey with 12 health and 8 life safety citations including care plan issues, food sanitation, infection control, environment, and multiple life safety code deficiencies, many corrected by November 2023.

Deficiencies (20)
Care plan timing and revision
Develop/implement comprehensive care plan
Dispose garbage and refuse properly
Food procurement,store/prepare/serve-sanitary
Infection prevention & control
Label/store drugs and biologicals
Pharmacy srvcs/procedures/pharmacist/records
Responsibilities of providers; required notif
Safe/clean/comfortable/homelike environment
Subsistence needs for staff and patients
Treatment/devices to maintain hearing/vision
Treatment/svcs to prevent/heal pressure ulcer
Cooking facilities
Corridor - doors
Electrical systems - essential electric syste
Exit signage
Hazardous areas - enclosure
Means of egress - general
Physical environment
Sprinkler system - maintenance and testing

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Aug 21, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Aug 7, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Jun 26, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Jun 20, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Jan 17, 2023

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Nov 7, 2022

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Oct 31, 2022

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Oct 24, 2022

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Oct 17, 2022

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Sep 19, 2022

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Sep 12, 2022

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Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Findings
Covid-19 Survey with 1 health citation for reporting to national health safety network at Level 2 severity.

Deficiencies (1)
Reporting - national health safety network

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 19 Date: Jan 3, 2022

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Complaint Survey with 10 health and 9 life safety citations including deficiencies in activities, care plans, food sanitation, infection control, pain management, resident rights, environment, and multiple life safety code issues, many corrected by February and March 2022.

Findings
Complaint Survey with 10 health and 9 life safety citations including deficiencies in activities, care plans, food sanitation, infection control, pain management, resident rights, environment, and multiple life safety code issues, many corrected by February and March 2022.

Deficiencies (19)
Activities meet interest/needs each resident
Develop/implement comprehensive care plan
Food procurement,store/prepare/serve-sanitary
Increase/prevent decrease in rom/mobility
Infection prevention & control
Pain management
Reporting of alleged violations
Resident rights/exercise of rights
Safe/clean/comfortable/homelike environment
Treatment/svcs to prevent/heal pressure ulcer
Corridor - doors
Exit signage
Hazardous areas - enclosure
Means of egress - general
Physical environment
Portable fire extinguishers
Sprinkler system - maintenance and testing
Subdivision of building spaces - smoke barrie
Vertical openings - enclosure

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