Inspection Reports for White Plains Center for Nursing Care

NY, 10606

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Deficiencies (last 5 years)

Deficiencies (over 5 years) 12.6 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

147% worse than New York average
New York average: 5.1 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

20 15 10 5 0
2019
2020
2022
2023
2025
Inspection Report Complaint Investigation Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 18 Sep 15, 2025
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Complaint Survey with 7 standard health citations and 11 life safety code citations, mostly Level 2 severity, no actual harm but potential for minor discomfort.
Findings
Complaint Survey with 7 standard health citations and 11 life safety code citations, mostly Level 2 severity, no actual harm but potential for minor discomfort.
Deficiencies (18)
Description
Covid-19 immunization
Food procurement,store/prepare/serve-sanitary
Increase/prevent decrease in rom/mobility
Infection prevention & control
Personal privacy/confidentiality of records
Resident rights/exercise of rights
Safe/clean/comfortable/homelike environment
Building construction type and height
Corridor - doors
Discharge from exits
Electrical systems - maintenance and testing
Ep testing requirements
Fire alarm system - testing and maintenance
Hazardous areas - enclosure
Maintenance, inspection & testing - doors
Sprinkler system - installation
Sprinkler system - maintenance and testing
Subsistence needs for staff and patients
Inspection Report Complaint Investigation Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 16 Dec 4, 2023
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Complaint Survey with 4 standard health citations and 11 life safety code citations, mostly Level 2 severity, all corrected by early 2024.
Findings
Complaint Survey with 4 standard health citations and 11 life safety code citations, mostly Level 2 severity, all corrected by early 2024.
Deficiencies (16)
Description
Activities daily living (adls)/mntn abilities
Food procurement,store/prepare/serve-sanitary
Resident rights/exercise of rights
Safe/clean/comfortable/homelike environment
Building construction type and height
Corridor - doors
Electrical equipment - power cords and extens
Exit signage
Hvac
Illumination of means of egress
Maintenance, inspection & testing - doors
Physical environment
Sprinkler system - installation
Sprinkler system - maintenance and testing
Subdivision of building spaces - smoke barrie
Subsistence needs for staff and patients
Inspection Report Annual Inspection Deficiencies: 4 Dec 4, 2023
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as a recertification survey from 11/28/2023 to 12/4/2023 to assess compliance with regulatory requirements for nursing home care.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including residents' rights to dignified existence, maintenance of a safe and homelike environment, ensuring residents maintain mobility, and food service safety. Deficiencies included unauthorized signage in a resident's room, broken bathroom door not repaired for over a year, failure to assist a resident with mobility as ordered, and multiple food safety violations such as soiled fans, improper food handling, expired and unlabeled food items, lack of thermometers for microwaves, and improper sanitation of food thermometers.
Severity Breakdown
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm: 4
Deficiencies (4)
DescriptionSeverity
Unauthorized sign next to Resident #46's bed stating 'walk me every day' violating resident's right to dignified existence.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Accordion style bathroom door in Resident #40's room was broken and falling off the track for at least a year.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Resident #65 was not assisted to get out of bed as ordered, risking loss of mobility.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Food service safety violations including heavily soiled circulation fans in food areas, kitchen staff using bare hands to retrieve foil from food, peeling food cart surfaces, multiple unlabeled and expired food items in nourishment refrigerators, lack of thermometers and procedures for microwaves on resident units, and improper sanitation of food thermometer probes.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Report Facts
Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 1 Residents affected: 3 Date survey completed: Dec 4, 2023
Employees Mentioned
NameTitleContext
Certified Nurse Aide #1Certified Nurse AideStated signs were to alert staff to walk Resident #46
Licensed Practical Nurse #1Licensed Practical NurseStated sign was placed to remind staff to ambulate Resident #46
Rehabilitation DirectorStated signs were placed to remind Resident #46 to walk with staff
Licensed Practical Nurse #2Licensed Practical NurseStated they never noticed the broken bathroom door in Resident #40's room
Registered Nurse #1Registered NurseKnew bathroom door was broken and documented it in maintenance logbook
Environmental Services DirectorStated they were unsure why bathroom door was not fixed and provided information on fan cleaning logs
Certified Nurse Aide #2Certified Nurse AideStated Resident #65 had not been out of bed this week
Director of NursingDirector of NursingStated Resident #65 should be out of bed daily and no formal system was in place to ensure this
Dietary Aide #1Dietary AideObserved working under dusty fan and stated they did not check fan cleanliness
Maintenance Worker #1Maintenance WorkerResponsible for cleaning fans monthly but fans were heavily soiled
Food Service DirectorAcknowledged dusty fans, improper food handling, lack of thermometer use, and improper thermometer sanitation
Licensed Practical Nurse #3Licensed Practical NurseUnaware of ownership of expired food items in nourishment refrigerator
Licensed Practical Nurse #4Licensed Practical NurseStated no thermometer was available for microwaved foods
Inspection Report Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Feb 21, 2023
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Covid-19 Survey with one standard health citation for reporting to national health safety network, Level 2 severity.
Findings
Covid-19 Survey with one standard health citation for reporting to national health safety network, Level 2 severity.
Deficiencies (1)
Description
Reporting - national health safety network
Inspection Report Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 10 Nov 1, 2022
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Covid-19 Survey with multiple life safety code citations, mostly Level 2 severity, all corrected by December 2022.
Findings
Covid-19 Survey with multiple life safety code citations, mostly Level 2 severity, all corrected by December 2022.
Deficiencies (10)
Description
Doors with self-closing devices
Egress doors
Electrical systems - essential electric syste
Emergency lighting
Ep testing requirements
Exit signage
Portable fire extinguishers
Sprinkler system - installation
Subdivision of building spaces - smoke barrie
Subsistence needs for staff and patients
Inspection Report Annual Inspection Deficiencies: 1 Oct 13, 2020
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as a recertification survey to assess compliance with professional standards for food safety in the storage of food brought in by visitors for residents.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure that foods stored in resident refrigerators on the first and second floors were properly labeled with the resident's name and date, and some food items were kept beyond the allowed 72 hours, posing a risk for foodborne illness.
Severity Breakdown
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm: 1
Deficiencies (1)
DescriptionSeverity
Foods stored in 2 of 3 unit refrigerators were not labeled with the resident's name or the date the item was brought to the facility.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Report Facts
Days food kept beyond allowed time: 5 Food discard timeframe: 72
Employees Mentioned
NameTitleContext
RN #1Observed first-floor refrigerator and stated food must be dated and labeled.
LPN #1Unit ManagerObserved second-floor refrigerator and stated nursing is supposed to examine and discard food items after 72 hours.
Food Service DirectorInterviewed regarding policy for food stored in residents' refrigerators and stated nursing is responsible for labeling and dating foods.
Inspection Report Annual Inspection Deficiencies: 13 Mar 8, 2019
Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as part of the recertification survey to assess compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and professional standards for nursing home care.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to notify resident representatives and ombudsman in writing of hospital transfers, incomplete care plans addressing pain and depression, failure to include residents in care plan meetings, failure to provide ordered positioning devices, lack of timely optometry services, incomplete nurse staffing postings, administration of unnecessary medications without proper monitoring, storage of expired medications, failure to follow written menus, inadequate food safety and sanitation, lack of carbon monoxide detectors in mechanical rooms, improper infection control practices including hand hygiene, and unsafe mechanical equipment maintenance including roof leaks and inadequate ventilation.
Severity Breakdown
Level of Harm - Potential for minimal harm: 2 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm: 11
Deficiencies (13)
DescriptionSeverity
Failure to provide timely written notification to resident representatives and ombudsman of hospital transfers for 3 residents.Level of Harm - Potential for minimal harm
Failure to develop and implement care plans addressing pain and depression for residents.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to include resident in care plan meetings.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to provide ordered positioning splints to resident.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to provide optometry services as ordered.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to post nurse staffing information daily including resident census.Level of Harm - Potential for minimal harm
Failure to monitor pain level and effectiveness of pain medication for a resident receiving PRN pain medication.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Storage of expired medications in medication storage room.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to follow written menus and provide adequate fresh fruits as planned.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to ensure refrigerated food safety and maintain food service equipment free of debris.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to install carbon monoxide detectors in mechanical rooms housing fuel-fired equipment.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to maintain infection prevention and control program including hand hygiene and water management plan for Legionella.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Failure to maintain mechanical equipment in safe operating condition including roof leaks and inadequate ventilation in employee dining room.Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Report Facts
Medication administration dates: 9 Expired medication dates: 3 Dates of nurse staffing postings: 10 Dates missing nurse staffing postings: 23
Employees Mentioned
NameTitleContext
Social WorkerInterviewed regarding lack of written notification to families and ombudsman of hospital transfers
RN #1Registered NurseInterviewed regarding notification procedures and hand hygiene during meal observation
LPN #1Licensed Practical NurseInterviewed regarding responsibility for applying splints
LPN #2Licensed Practical NurseInterviewed regarding responsibility for applying splints
CNA #1Certified Nursing AssistantInterviewed regarding application of splints and hand hygiene during meal observation
Nurse PractitionerInterviewed regarding pain medication order monitoring and resident pain assessment
Director of Nursing (DON)Interviewed regarding care plan meetings and nurse staffing postings
Food Service Director (FSD)Interviewed regarding fresh fruit availability and food safety
Director of Environmental ServicesInterviewed regarding carbon monoxide detectors, roof leaks, and ventilation issues
Maintenance Department staff memberInterviewed regarding carbon monoxide detectors, roof leaks, ventilation, and fire alarm system

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