WHITNEY CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1979-01-04, WHITNEY CENTER is a 59-bed nursing home in HAMDEN, Connecticut, averaging 49.2 residents a day.
Has WHITNEY CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 30 health-inspection deficiencies for WHITNEY CENTER since 2019-09-19, 10 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2024-12-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | F0565, F0578, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-12-04 | F0580, F0609, F0610, F0644, F0684, F0689, F0697 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2022-09-07 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | E |
| 2022-09-07 | F0656, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0812, F0880 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2019-09-19 | F0758, F0812 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2019-09-19 | F0583, F0600, F0609, F0610, F0659, F0689, F0692, F0756, F0761, F0883 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2019-09-19 | F0640 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | B |
How is WHITNEY CENTER staffed relative to the CT average?
| Measure | This facility | CT average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.62747 | 3.73452 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 22.6 | 37.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 49.2 | 103.1 |
Who owns WHITNEY CENTER?
WHITNEY CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name WHITNEY CENTER INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MATIST, ANNE, RAMBAROSE, MICAHEL | since 01/01/2012 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | JERVIS, JANE, SANTORE, ANTHONY | since 10/01/2010 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | DEVANEY, JEFF, JOYCE, MARGARET, RAMBAROSE, MICAHEL, SANDBERG, KENNETH | since 01/01/2012 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | SANDBERG, KENNETH | since 01/01/2012 |