Nursing Home Disclosures
Important information About RHCF
In accordance with New York State requirements, the Star Ratings disclosure directive is intended to heighten awareness among residents and their families as to the availability of certain compliance information maintained by the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) with regards to residential health facilities.
Both the NYSDOH and CMS maintain information on nursing homes that includes performance on quality measures, complaints, inspection results, and citations and enforcement action accordance with New York State requirements, as well as any penalties imposed on the nursing home. CMS has created a tool called Care Compare to help consumers search for and select nursing homes and other health care providers and the NYSDOH maintains a web site called Nursing Home Profiles.
According to CMS, the information it maintains on nursing homes should be used with other information you gather about providers and facilities in your area. In addition to reviewing the Care Compare information, you should talk to your doctor, social worker, or other health care providers when choosing a provider. Additional tips for selecting a nursing home can be found in CMS’s guide to selecting a nursing home:
The Nursing Home Compare website maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can be accessed below:
The New York State Nursing Home Profiles website maintained by the New York State Department of Health can be accessed below:
https://profiles.health.ny.gov/nursing_home/#5.79/42.868/-76.809
On the NYSDOH site, select the nursing home by name after selecting the appropriate Region/County from the dropdown menu, and open the Inspections tab to view any Complaints, Inspection results including any citations, and any enforcement actions against the nursing home.
The Nursing Home Compare website maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can be accessed below:
https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=NursingHome&redirect=true
On the CMS Care Compare site, enter the name of the nursing home in the search box. Click on the name of the nursing home to view Inspection results as well as any penalties that have been imposed.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES
Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) is a municipal facility owned by the County of Lewis, 7660 N State St, Lowville, NY 13367. Lewis County Health System operates the long term care facility located at 7785 N. State Street, Lowville, NY.
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Public Disclosures for Contracts of Goods & Services
In 2021, New York State implemented mandates that a summary of all contracts for provision of goods or services for which a facility pays with any portion of Medicaid or Medicare funds or other agreements entered be made public.
The following vendors provide such goods or services:
AAPACN – American Assoc. of Post-Acute Care Nursing
Carlo Masi
Delphi Hospitalist Services, LLC
Dent Serv Dental Services, P.C.
Health Direct Intuitional Pharmacy Services
Health Services Systems
Hummel’s Office Supply
LeadingAge New York Procare, LLC
LTC Strategic Solutions, LLC
Mohawk Hospital Equipment
NCC Systems
Optimus EMR, Inc.
Pharmacy Consulting Associates
Pipeline RX
Rubenzahl, Knudsen & Associates Psychological Services, P.C.
Steven Fogelman, MD, Psychiatrist
Sysco
Toby Davis, Ph.D. Psychologist
TotalKare of America/Stanley
US Foods