Long Island Care Center

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 6, 2026

• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 6, 2026

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 19, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 17, 2024

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 30, 2024

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2024

• Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 25, 2024

• Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 25, 2024

• 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.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 24, 2022

• Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 24, 2022

• Use approved construction type or materials.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 24, 2022

• Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 24, 2022

• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 24, 2022

• Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 31, 2019

Long Island Care Center offers Home Health and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Long Island Care Center is located at 144-61 38th Ave in Flushing, New York.

Reviewers consistently praise the attentiveness and warmth of the nursing and guest relations staff at Long Island Care Center, describing a clean, welcoming environment for both residents and visiting family. Several reviews highlight specific staff members by name and note a comparatively caring atmosphere versus other rehab facilities they'd tried.

Yes. Long Island Care Center is a Medicare-certified home health agency, so Medicare Part A or Part B pays in full for skilled nursing, therapy and home health aide visits when a doctor orders them and the patient is homebound. There is no copay for covered home health visits. Medicare rates the agency's quality of patient care 5.0 out of 5 stars.

For Medicare to pay, yes: a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must certify that care is needed and sign a plan of care. Families can call the agency first, and the agency will usually contact the doctor to arrange the order. Ongoing help with bathing, meals and companionship is a different service, non-medical home care, which needs no referral.

Long Island Care Center had 5 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 24 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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