Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility in Elmira, NY

Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Elmira, New York. It is located in Chemung county at 103 Washington Street, Elmira, New York 14901. You can reach out to the office of Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility via phone at (607) 737-2001. This skilled nursing facility has 200 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 72.6%. Its legal business name is County Of Chemung and has the following ownership type - Government - County.

Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility (Medicare CCN 335480) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1976 (48 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in November, 2018.

Contact Information

Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility
103 Washington Street, Elmira, New York 14901
(607) 737-2001


Nursing Home Profile

NameChemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility
Location103 Washington Street, Elmira, New York
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds200
Occupancy Rate72.6%
Medicare ID (CCN)335480
Legal Business NameCounty Of Chemung
Ownership TypeGovernment - County

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1629063573
Organization NameCOUNTY OF CHEMUNG
Doing Business AsCHEMUNG COUNTY NURSING FACILITY
Address103 Washington St, Elmira, NY 14901
Phone Number607-737-2001

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased11.0214.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.685.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder53.8948.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.151.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.62.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms5.985.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury4.373.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.6693.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication14.1914.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine82.7283.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication3.961.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened27.0317.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication15.5119.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.37.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine99.395.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function82.4367.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine84.5382.93

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Phone: (607) 737-2001    

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