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Guilderland Care Center

428 State Route 146

2.5(79 ratings)

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Quick Facts

Total units
127
Medicare rating
1 of 5

CMS Care Compare

Ownership
For profit, Limited Liability company
Certified beds
127
Therapy services
On-site physical, occupational, and speech therapy
Specialty programs
Programs for stroke, bariatric, and amputee recovery
Complex care
Wound care and cardiac recovery management on-site

What Families Think

The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Guilderland is a skilled nursing and rehab community in Altamont, NY, focused on clinical recovery care such as stroke, orthopedic, and cardiac rehabilitation. No individual reviews were provided, but the community's Google rating is notably low, which is worth investigating further before deciding.

The Good

  • Comprehensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy
  • Specialized stroke, orthopedic, and cardiac recovery programs
  • Wound care and pain management services on-site
  • Restaurant-style dining and daily programs mentioned

The Bad

  • Very low overall Google rating (2.5 from 79 reviews)
  • No published pricing information available
  • No individual reviewer feedback provided to verify care quality

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Guilderland Care Center is a senior living community in Altamont, New York offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 2.5 out of 5 across 79 reviews.

About Guilderland Care Center

The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Guilderland is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation community in Altamont, New York, offering advanced clinical care alongside specialized recovery programs designed to support residents' return to quality of life.

The community provides comprehensive rehabilitation services including physical, occupational, and speech therapy delivered by experienced specialists. Specialized programs address stroke recovery, post-surgical orthopedics, bariatric rehabilitation, amputee therapy, pain management, wound care, cardiac recovery, and other complex medical needs.

Clinical expertise encompasses complex medical management across a wide range of specialties, supported by a team committed to delivering attentive, dignified care tailored to each resident's recovery and comfort goals.

The community emphasizes quality of life through restaurant-style dining and daily programs, creating an environment focused on warmth and a true sense of home for residents and families.

Types of Care at Guilderland Care Center

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

Amenities

Room Amenities

  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Emergency Call System
  • Private Bathroom
  • Private Rooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Meals & Dining

  • Dietary Accommodations (Gluten-Free, Low / No Sodium, No Sugar, Vegan)
  • Restaurant style Dining Room

Community Amenities

  • 24-Hour Staff
  • Gathering / Activity Spaces
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service
  • Medication Management
  • On-Site Nurse (RN)

Activities

  • Social Activities (Happy Hour, Wine Tasting, Dances, Karaoke)

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Reviews of Guilderland Care Center

2.5overall · 79 ratings combined

2.5★ on Google (79)

JOSEPH R

Apr 2026

via Google

This facility is deeply concerning--please exercise caution before going here or sending a loved one. I was admitted following a hospital stay at St. Peter's Hospital, and my condition significantly declined during my time at this center. I entered for rehabilitation but left non-communicative and unable to walk. I had people checking on me frequently to make sure I wasn't neglected. Unfortunately, despite these efforts, neglect still occurred. On multiple mornings, A Old lady was left alone in a her bed for hour. She ended up getting mad and destryed A tv. They left Multiple people in the hallway, unattended. The facility appears to be severely understaffed, and the staff that are present seem overwhelmed and disengaged. At times, particularly on weekends, there were reportedly only two staff members responsible for dozens of patients in the unit. I went to try to take a shower, and the showers seemed like they havent been cleaned or used in weeks or months. There were shower Mats (the ones with the holes in it) with dried up white soap residue and it stunk really bad! I been there for 3 weeks without a shower! The food provided was largely inedible. Without meals being brought in from outside, I would not have had proper nutrition. The building itself is outdated and unclean, raising additional concerns about patient safety and hygiene. More troubling, residents were often left unattended for extended periods, sometimes not changed in a timely manner, leading to serious health risks such as urinary tract infections--conditions that can be especially dangerous. The Night crew would Roll up and smoke weed and Drink on the Job. with No care in the world. Multiple fights broke out During Covid Lockdown. With Police Showing up on the scene and one person takin to the hospital. one on the nurses there was flirting with me and wanted to cheat on her husband with me, telling me how she was a recovering drug addict that was placed there in the same bursing home before she cleaned herself up. There is a huge lack of excercise equpiment there, and for the most part the majority of them were broken. I entered this facility for rehabilitation but left in a significantly diminished state and was unable to fully recover from the experience. DO NOT SEND ANYONE HERE!!! BEWARE!!

Nabil Akari

Dec 2025

via Google

Dear Dr. Ali and Facility Management, We are considering having our father admitted to your facility for Palliative long term care. However, after reviewing numerous negative reviews and noticing similar responses provided each time, we have serious concerns. Could you please clarify what specific actions have been taken to ensure the safety and well-being of patients? Understanding these measures is critical for us before making any decision. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Anastasia Sandiego

Sep 2025

via Google

My mother died a year ago- she had a stroke, a very bad fall, multiple fractures, and was supposed to go into Hospice. A last minute decision- a very bad one- by the hospital Hospice senior social worker- she changed her mind and sent my mother to The Grand on a Friday. Mom was deemed "deaths door ajacent" because she suddenly rallied one day at the hospital and was talking to my siblings. So to The Grand was the decision of the social worker, where she would get "almost ready for actual Hospice" care. We appealed it, venumently, but were denied. Mom had been hospitalized a month, hallucinating, in and out of consciousness, unwilling and mostly unable and not coherant enough to speak to OT PT and Speech specialists. Bedridden, not eating, in pain, not moving. My siblings and our spouses all had been there, at The Grand- met with staff, including the care manager overseeing moms care. My mom could not move, barely spoke, wasn't eating, and had significant pain medication management plan in place. Moms fractured ribs, hip (left side specific), collarbone and left shoulder were useless. The Grand staff left a nurses call button on Mom's left side, her left arm immobile in a sling, and out of reach- they never gave her pain medication between Friday night and Monday morning. They never changed her out of her hospital gown she arrived in on Friday. They never "heard her ask for help," because well #1 she was completely out of it, dying, her roommate had endless loud coughing (respectively to her own illness), but 24/7 had the TV on nonstop at full volume. Mom also had what appeared to be dried blood that came out of her mouth and ran down her face and on the bed. No explanation. Between Sunday night and Monday, mom developed significant cellulitis/ facial swelling and clearly had an infection and or sepsis. We had mom removed immediately back to the hospital, where after 2 days she was finally placed in Hospice. The Hospice staff were everything mom and us as a family needed this entire time. They were angels, and they actually cried when they changed mom and saw how neglected she had been at The Grand- mom had an actual *hole* in the bend of her elbow. Our mother died after 2 peaceful, calm, clean, CARED FOR days with Hospice. I cannot express enough how you should NOT make anyone you love, go to The Grand. I waited a year to write this post. I am still so upset about this entire experience with all these agencies and "care professionals"- most in charge of every day support / maintenance did not deserve the positions they had (IMHO). We were all there, every day, every morning noon and night. I know what we experienced. I don't want anyone else to be blindsided, as we were -especially at The Grand - they clearly and completely ignored and neglected our mother. Often there were residents wandering about, sharing bathrooms with no locks on them, being loud, rude, and unsupervised. No staff to be found. EDIT: I tried to attach MY photos of the nurse call button hanging on the wall on the left sidw next to my dying mother- with her fractured left side of her body hip, ribs, collarbone and left arm immobile in a sling. I also tried to attach the photo of the soiled linens that sat all day and night in the chair by her bed, with the room divider curtain separating mom from the loud roommate whose bed was by the door. This review would not allow me to post those pictures, OR the video clip where you hear the blaring TV the roommate refused to turn down - no staff around- we couldn't even hear ourselves talk while we sat with my dying mother. If staff had walked by the room, they couldn't see mom let alone hear if she was even capable to whimper she was in pain.

Giovanna Murray

Jul 2025

via Google

If you're looking for a facility where wound care instructions are ignored and blood-stained socks are the epitome of perfect hygiene, then congratulations, The Grand is for you! But me? I wouldn't trust them to care for a houseplant. My grandfather was admitted to The Grand following a foot surgery he received from Albany Med. While at The Grand, not only were they supposed to help him regain his strength to walk again, but they were also supposed to help with wound care. According to the instructions of Albany Med, my grandfather's wound dressing was supposed to be changed twice a day, every twelve hours. Numerous times, my grandmother had to request that his wound dressing be changed due to blood seeping through his socks. This was a result of his dressing not being changed regularly, as it was supposed to. At one point, a nurse even admitted that 2 days had passed since his dressing was last changed. The nurses were also incredibly disorganized. Some nurses would say his wound dressing needed to be changed twice a day, others would say once a day. Some would say it’s meant to be changed in the morning, others would say at night. My favorite is when a nurse told me his wound was to be changed as needed while we both stared at his foot with a blood stain on his sock. So then, tell me… when is it needed, if it wasn’t needed then? After requesting his foot be rewrapped after it was left exposed following a doctor visit, the nurse at one point even tried to claim it was my grandfather's responsibility to notify them when his wound dressing needed to be changed. How is it the responsibility of your elderly patient, especially given his vulnerable status? My grandmother had to make his bed numerous times after nurses gave her the run around for hours about coming to change his soiled sheets. At one point, we even expressed concerns regarding the color of his urine, which were met with dismissal. Following my grandfathers discharge, he was home for 3 days before he collapsed and was rushed to the ER. We are now being told that he has a severe form of pneumonia, and nurses are expressing concerns regarding sepsis. The kicker? Upon a Google search, I came across a lawsuit on behalf of Laura Hallenbeck, who died in 2021 from pneumonia and sepsis following her care at The Grand. This is not an isolated incident. This is a pattern! According to the Times Union, The Grand has received 88 citations for violations of the public health code between 2018 and 2021. How is this place still open?! As stated, my grandfather was home for 3 days! You do not develop severe pneumonia with concerns of sepsis in 3 days! He got this while at The Grand. This place deserves to be shut down!!!!

Bates Vandenburgh

Dec 2017

via Google

My sister was going to be placed in this facility. When we came on an unannounced tour of the facility, the very first thing that greeted us was an overflowing outdoor garbage can.The facility doesn't appear to be well maintained. We were greeted in the lobby by a very affable young woman that gave us visitor tags and attempted to find someone to give us a tour. When she couldn't find anyone we were disappointed down the hallway that was to be the rehabilitation area for a residence that came in for Rehab. We were allowed to wander around the facility freely. During are sightseeing we could not help but notice that our eyes were beginning to water from the very pungent an overpowering smell of urine that permeated the entire place. Residents were unsupervised and wandering around. we witness one woman nearly fall twice getting up out of her wheelchair. the staff seemed engaged in other activities that certainly didn't involve the residents. After asking a couple more times for assistance we were shown to a manager named Amy who directed us into the common areas where residents have Day activities and their meals. These areas appear to be very clean and orderly but there were still no attendants or staff in the area to help with residents if there was a concern or issue. Overall, I would not feel comfortable leaving my loved one in the hands of this facility.

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Government Inspection History

3 inspection visits in the last three years, 88 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Mar 7, 2025Fire Safety StandardHealth ComplaintHealth Standard50 citations
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Implement emergency and standby power systems.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • 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, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

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

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Install proper backup exit lighting.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Have an externally vented heating system.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 12, 2025

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

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Have exits that are accessible at all times.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 19, 2025

  • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • 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 Apr 28, 2025

  • Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • 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 19, 2025

  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

  • Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 12, 2025

  • Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 12, 2025

Jan 30, 2024Fire Safety StandardHealth ComplaintHealth Standard16 citations
  • Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadWaiver has been granted

  • Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 30, 2024

  • Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 2, 2024

  • Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 28, 2024

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 13, 2024

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 5, 2024

  • Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 22, 2024

  • Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 2, 2024

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 6, 2024

  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 6, 2024

  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 30, 2024

  • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 30, 2024

  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 5, 2024

  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 6, 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 Feb 20, 2024

Aug 23, 2021Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard22 citations
  • Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • 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 E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • 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 Oct 8, 2021

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

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

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • 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 Oct 8, 2021

  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 8, 2021

Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Guilderland Care Center offer?

Guilderland Care Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Guilderland Care Center located?

Guilderland Care Center is located at 428 State Route 146 in Altamont, New York.

What do families say about Guilderland Care Center?

The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Guilderland is a skilled nursing and rehab community in Altamont, NY, focused on clinical recovery care such as stroke, orthopedic, and cardiac rehabilitation. No individual reviews were provided, but the community's Google rating is notably low, which is worth investigating further before deciding.

How did Guilderland Care Center do on recent health and safety inspections?

Guilderland Care Center had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 88 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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