Putnam Ridge
Putnam Ridge is a 160-bed nursing home in Brewster, New York. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2000-08-29. It averages 148.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Putnam Ridge?
CMS lists 44 health-inspection deficiencies for Putnam Ridge since 2018-07-25, 35 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 2025-09-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-09-29 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E |
| 2025-09-29 | F0561, F0609, F0679, F0741 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. | D |
| 2025-07-07 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| 2025-04-23 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E |
| 2025-04-23 | F0550, F0677, F0684, F0760, F0811, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-12-16 | F0684, F0725, F0760 | 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. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2024-12-16 | F0689, F0690, F0838 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. | D |
| 2023-10-25 | F0728, F0730, F0761, F0812 | Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2023-10-25 | F0550, F0558, F0610, F0677, F0684, F0689, F0759, F0580, F0656 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2023-08-14 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2023-08-14 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2020-09-23 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | E |
| 2018-07-25 | F0880, F0947 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2018-07-25 | F0656, F0657, F0693, F0758, F0761, F0812 | 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. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / 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. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
How is Putnam Ridge staffed relative to the NY average?
| Measure | This facility | NY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.62341 | 3.62468 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 45.4 | 40.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 148.1 | 168.0 |
Who owns Putnam Ridge?
Putnam Ridge is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name ATLANTICARE MANAGEMENT LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GREENBERGER, ERIC, WILLINGER, CHAYA | since 02/01/2010 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | LEVIN, JANET | since 04/23/2018 |