Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit
Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit is a 190-bed nursing home in Riverdale, New York. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1968-01-03. It averages 168.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit since 2019-07-16, 14 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-08.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | F0609, F0689 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-08-01 | F0600, F0657 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D |
| 2024-04-03 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2024-04-02 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | E |
| 2024-04-02 | F0583, F0656, F0657, F0679, F0756, F0580, F0609, F0684 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2022-03-02 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2022-03-02 | F0578, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0697, F0726, F0755, F0759, F0761 | 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. | D |
| 2019-07-16 | F0570, F0725, F0812, F0921 | Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2019-07-16 | F0657, F0880 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2019-07-16 | F0578, F0641, F0761 | 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. | D |
Why was Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Fine | $66,859 |
How is Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.06759 | 3.62468 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 33.9 | 40.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 168.7 | 168.0 |
Who owns Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit, and what chain is it in?
Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name FIELDSTON LODGE CARE CENTER and belongs to the THE MAYER FAMILY chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DAVIDOWITCH, NACHUM, EISIKOWICZ, SAM, LANDA, DAVID, MAYER, ANDREA, MAYER, GIORGIO, RUBEN, YOSEF | since 09/01/2003 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | GEWIRTZ, JONATHAN | since 10/01/2011 |
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