FOREST CITY:
- caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDYi to residents
- caused ACTUAL HARMi to residents
- has received the worst ratingsi
- had unsafe staffing levelsi despite large revenues
FOREST CITY
has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:
Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi
On May 7, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that FOREST CITY caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-05-07
In 7 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that FOREST CITY caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents (from November 13, 2013 to May 7, 2024).
All Surveys: 2013-11-13 2020-01-10 2020-08-18 2024-05-07
Actual Harm Findingsi
On April 11, 2024 and May 7, 2024, state nursing home surveyors found that FOREST CITY caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.
All Recent Surveys: 2024-04-11 2024-05-07
In 33 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that FOREST CITY caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from September 28, 2009 to May 7, 2024).
All Surveys: 2015-06-01 2015-12-16 2013-11-13 2010-11-04 2009-09-28 2009-11-25 2017-04-06 2017-06-06 2017-07-18 2018-12-06 2021-05-27 2020-01-10 2020-08-18 2022-06-22 2022-07-21 2023-08-22 2023-12-07 2024-04-11 2024-05-07
Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi
FOREST CITY received the worst ratings for the following:
For the last 36 consecutive months - October, 2021 to January, 2025
110 months total between January, 2014 and January, 2025
For the last 6 consecutive months - July, 2024 to January, 2025
97 months total between January, 2014 and January, 2025
For the last 2 consecutive months - November, 2024 to January, 2025
73 months total between October, 2016 and January, 2025
For the last 34 consecutive months - January, 2022 to January, 2025
120 months total between February, 2014 and January, 2025
89 months total between February, 2014 and June, 2022
History of Unsafe Staffingi
Understaffing has a very human cost, not only to the dignity of nursing home residents but also to their basic safety and well-being. Click here for signs and symptoms of understaffing.
Understaffing has been determined to cause patient injury and deprive residents of essential care according to numerous scientific studies.
What is unsafe CNA staffing?
Below 2.0 hours of CNA time for each resident per day
"Less than 2.0 nurse aide hours per patient day is likely to result in poor care."
Was FOREST CITY staffed at Unsafe levels?:
182 days
out of 182 days In 2023: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days In 2022: 99.7%
364 days
out of 365 days In 2021: 100%
184 days
out of 184 days In 2020: 100%
275 days
out of 275 days In 2019: 100%
275 days
out of 275 days In 2018: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days In 2017: 100%
365 days
out of 365 days
per resident per day In 2024: 1.15 hours
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2023: 1.20 hours
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2022: 1.20 hours
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2021: 0.65 hours
July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2020: 0.98 hours
April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2019: 0.98 hours
April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2018: 1.01 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe) In 2017: 1.14 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
per resident per day In 2024: 2.07 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024) In 2023: 2.04 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) In 2022: 1.89 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) In 2021: 1.37 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) In 2020: 1.65 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) In 2019: 1.68 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) In 2018: 1.70 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) In 2017: 1.84 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)
Source — Payroll Based Journal daily staffing reports filed by this nursing home with CMS.
(For 2018, the most currently avaliable data is used above.)
Why do staffing levels matter to FOREST CITY residents?
- 52.8% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
- 52.2% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
- 39.3% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
- 33.7% of residents had dementia
Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (January 5, 2018)
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