Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-01-05, Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers is a 62-bed nursing home in Wappingers Falls, New York, averaging 56.9 residents a day.
Has Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers been cited for violations?
CMS lists 35 health-inspection deficiencies for Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers since 2020-01-17, 28 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 2026-05-07.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | F0684, F0801, F0812 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-07-08 | F0600, F0760 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2025-07-08 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2024-09-03 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2024-04-17 | F0684, F0725, F0730, F0812, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. | E |
| 2024-04-17 | F0550, F0585, F0622, F0625, F0676, F0679, F0697, F0732, F0838, F0881, F0921, F0578 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. / 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. | D |
| 2023-10-31 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2023-10-31 | F0580, F0585, F0600 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2020-01-17 | F0637, F0656, F0657, F0684, F0695, F0757, F0880 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition / 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
How is Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers staffed relative to the NY average?
| Measure | This facility | NY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.23953 | 3.62468 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 55.9 | 40.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 56.9 | 168.0 |
Who owns Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers, and what chain is it in?
Sapphire Nursing At Wappingers is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name SAPPHIRE NURSING AT WAPPINGERS LLC and belongs to the SAPPHIRE CARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ABRAMCZYK, MACHLA, FARKOWITZ, ESTHER, PLATSCHEK, RICHARD, SCHUCK, ROBERT | since 04/26/2017 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | PLATSCHEK, RICHARD | since 04/26/2017 |
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