Gold Crest Care Center, a leading nursing home in the Bronx, is proud to announce this year's perfect clinical inspection score from the New York State Department of Health
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Gold Crest Care Center, one of the leading Nursing Homes in NYC, is proud to announce the company's recent perfect clinical inspection score from the NYS Department of Health. As part of the company's recent expansion and re-dedication to the providing premium services to Bronx residents, Gold Crest Care Center has worked diligently to create state of the art, health department approved facilities for the agency's residents. This perfect score is proof of the effectiveness of the company's hard work.
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New York State's Department of Health conducts annual clinical inspections of all NYC nursing home facilities to monitor for proper certifications of staff and facilities, adherence to standard health inspection codes, adherence to standard life safety inspection codes, incidents of resident harm or injury and incidents of complaints by residents. Any and all citations and complaints are noted, recorded and investigated. The NYS DOH looks for insurance certification and compliance, evaluates the overall quality of care of each resident and ensures all resident rights are being upheld.
The top categories inspected by the Department of Health are as follows:
- Administration
- Quality of Care
- Resident Rights
- Dietary Services
- Physical Environment
- Other Services Provided
The NYS Department of Health is responsible for ensuring adequate living conditions for over 110,000 NYC nursing home residents a year. Inspections are conducted at 9-15 month intervals, with re-visits scheduled for facilities that do not pass inspections. Gold Crest Care Center's last inspection was from July 27th until July 31st, 2014. A re-visit of the facility is not necessary, due to the facility's perfect score.
"Gold Crest Care Center is dedicated to maintaining a reputation as a trusted Bronx Nursing Home. We have worked tirelessly this year to enhance our facilities and were confident going into the NYS Department of Health inspection. We are honored to present a perfect inspection score to the residents of the Bronx and New York City and are committed to reaching the same level of perfection on next year's inspection," says Mark Salamon, the agency's LNHA.
For more information on Gold Crest Care Center's inspection report, please call 718.882.6400 or visit the company's website at www.goldcrestcc.com. Gold Crest Care Center can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/GoldCrestCareCenter.
Contact:
Mark Salamon, LNHA
Gold Crest Care Center
2316 Bruner Ave
Bronx, NY 10469
Phone: (718) 882-6400 x 217
Fax: (718) 228-2511