Apex Rehabilitation & Care Center
APEX REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER in HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — inspection on April 16, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an interview on 4/10/2025 at 1:51 PM, the Director of Nursing Services stated all Medication/Treatment Nurses' job descriptions included Medication and Treatment Administration only.
The Director of Nursing Services stated that Medication/Treatment Nurses who worked as unlicensed Registered Nurses should not be allowed to work at the facility without proper documentation.
The Director of Nursing Services stated they have been working at the facility since 5/2023 and were aware of the unlicensed Nurses and how the Director of Human Resources/Assistant Administrator was trying to communicate with the staffing agency to obtain the approved credential for each of the nurses and was unsuccessful.
The Director of Nursing Services stated they did not make it their priority to ensure the nurses had appropriate credentials available to work at the facility as Registered Nurses.
They were so busy doing other things.
The Director of Nursing Services stated Medication/Treatment Nurses who were identified as not having a New York State Registered Nurse license had been employed by the facility before the Director of Nursing Services was hired and they (the Director of Nursing Services) continued to schedule these Nurses as Medication and Treatment Nurses.
During an interview on 4/11/2025 at 11:27 AM, the Administrator stated that Medication/Treatment Nurse #1, Medication/Treatment Nurse #2, and Medication/Treatment Nurse #3 have been working at the facility as Registered Nurses since 2021.
Medication/Treatment Nurse #4 and Medication/Treatment Nurse #6 have been working at the facility as Registered Nurses since 2023.
The Administrator stated the unlicensed Medication/Treatment Nurses should not have been scheduled to work at the facility without proper documentation.
The Administrator stated it was an oversight on their part, and it was not intentional.
The Administrator stated they were not responsible for hiring and maintaining the employee files.
The Administrator stated the Director of Human Resources/Assistant Administrator was responsible for ensuring and maintaining that each employee had appropriate credentials.
10 NYCRR 415.26
335067
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 335067 B.
Wing 04/16/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Apex Rehabilitation & Care Center 78 Birchwood Dr Huntington Station, NY 11746