F0577 F577: Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
C

Survey Results Notice Not Posted on Resident Floors

Palm Gardens Center For Nursing And RehabilitationBrooklyn, New York Survey Completed on 12-03-2025

Summary

The facility did not ensure that notice of the availability of the most recent survey results was posted in prominent and accessible areas for residents and the public. During observations on multiple dates, survey results were found in a binder at the security station in the lobby, but there were no posted notices on any of the six resident floors directing residents or visitors to where the survey results could be found. During the Resident Council meeting, ten residents attended and nine stated they did not know where to find the survey results and had not seen any notice telling them where to locate them. The Resident Council meeting minutes from prior months did not document that residents were informed about where to locate survey results. The Administrator stated that signage had been posted by the elevators on all six resident floors, but also said recent wall painting may have caused the signs to fall off, and the Administrator and surveyor were unable to locate any such signage on the resident floors.

Penalty

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No penalty information released
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C
F0577 F577: Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Short Summary

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No penalty information released
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The penalty, as released by CMS, applies to the entire inspection this citation is part of, covering all citations and f-tags issued, not just this specific f-tag. For the complete original report, please refer to the 'Details' section.
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C
F0577 F577: Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Short Summary

Failure to make survey results available. Observation showed the state agency results book was not available for residents and visitors to view. An Administrative Staff D stated a survey book existed but did not know where it was, and the facility could not provide a policy on past survey results availability.

No penalty information released
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Survey Results Binder Not Readily Available
E
F0577 F577: Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Short Summary

Survey Results Binder Not Readily Available: The facility failed to post the location of survey results and did not place the survey binder in an identifiable location. Residents stated they were unaware they could review prior survey results and did not know where the binder was located. The receptionist was not familiar with the binder or its location, and the ADM stated the binder should have contained the past 3 years of surveys and complaint investigations, but the signage directing residents and visitors to review it was not readily available.

No penalty information released
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The penalty, as released by CMS, applies to the entire inspection this citation is part of, covering all citations and f-tags issued, not just this specific f-tag. For the complete original report, please refer to the 'Details' section.
Survey Results Not Readily Accessible
E
F0577 F577: Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Short Summary

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No penalty information released
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The penalty, as released by CMS, applies to the entire inspection this citation is part of, covering all citations and f-tags issued, not just this specific f-tag. For the complete original report, please refer to the 'Details' section.
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