3155 Grace Avenue, Bronx, New York 10469
Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center is located in Bronx, New York. It has 524 certified beds that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare and Medicaid, with an average of 502.4 residents per day. Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community, and it is not in a hospital. It has a Resident Council to facilitate communications with the staff. The facility is a for profit corporation doing business under the legal business name of Jopal Bronx, LLC. The overall rating for Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center is “much above average” or 5 out of 5 stars.
Health InspectionsWorkmen’s Circle Multicare Center’s star rating for health inspections is 4 stars which is an “above average” rating. New York State inspectors regularly conduct full inspections of nursing homes for compliance with federal Medicare and Medicaid regulations. In addition, at any time during the year a nursing home may also be inspected based on a complaint submitted by a resident or based on an incident self-reported by the facility.
The date of the most recent health inspection of Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center was December 20, 2018. In that report 3 health citations were noted. The average number of citations for New York is 4.8 and the average number of citations in the United States is 7.8. As part of the inspection a statement of deficiencies is published. For this inspection, the statement of deficiencies notes that the facility did not ensure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. The facility has a policy that it will conduct initially and periodically a comprehensive, accurate, standardized reproducible assessment of each resident's functional capacity. However, for one resident the quarterly assessment had an incomplete section. Thus, the assessment was 28 days past due for completion.
In addition, there was a complaint inspection on June 8. 2018. The statement of deficiencies notes that the facility did not ensure that a resident was treated with respect and dignity. Specifically, on one occasion the administrator and the assistant administrator went in the room of a resident. Without any explanation, they opened and searched the resident’s bedside drawers and threw out unopened food items without the resident’s permission.
StaffingAccording to the CMS, higher staffing levels may mean higher quality of care for residents. Thus, the CMS reviews the staffing levels. For example, the CMS looks at the number of hours per resident of licensed nurses, registered nurses, and physical therapists. Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center received a below average rating for staffing. This means that it received 2 stars out of a possible 5.
The total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day at Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center is 1 hour whereas the New York average is 1 hour and 31 minutes and the national average is 1 hour and 33 minutes. The registered nurse hours per resident per day at the facility is 46 minutes compared to 42 minutes for New York and 41 minutes for the United States. Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center provides physical therapy staff hours per resident per day an average of 4 minutes. The New York average in this category is 7 minutes, while the national average is 5 minutes. However, not all nursing home residents require physical therapy.
Quality of resident careCMS reviews nursing home records for information related to a number of areas related to patient health. Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center’s star rating for overall quality of resident care is 5 stars. Facilities are also rated on their quality of care for short-stay residents and long-stay residents. Short-stay residents are those who spent 100 days or less in a nursing home, or residents covered under the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility benefit. Long-stay residents are those who spent over 100 days in a nursing home. Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center received 4 stars for short-stay residents and 5 stars for long-stay residents.
Short-stay residentsWhen a nursing home gets a serious citation or takes too long to fix a problem for which it received a citation, that facility may be assessed a penalty. A penalty can be a fine or a denied payment from Medicare. Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center has not received a penalty from the federal government in the last 3 years.
*DisclaimerThe information about the performance of Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center is from Medicare.gov and is based on past performance. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Further, we recommend that you check the statistics yourself at Medicare.gov for both accuracy and updates. Choosing a nursing home is a very difficult decision, and we make no representation as to the quality of any of the facilities or their ratings on the site.