Dry Harbor Nursing Home
DRY HARBOR NURSING HOME in MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY — inspection on January 27, 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 a telephone interview on 01/23/2025 at 9:12 AM, Director of Nursing stated on 10/22/2024, (cannot recall the time) Risk Manager #2 informed them of a TikTok social media involving Resident #4 and Certified Nursing Assistant #3.
Director of Nursing stated they informed the Administrator and had a meeting with the department heads and then spoke with Certified Nursing Assistant #3.
Certified Nursing Assistant #3 showed them the original video that was posted.
Certified Nursing Assistant #3 stated the post depicted the life of a Certified Nursing Assistant and how they take care of Resident #4.
The Director of Nursing stated Certified Nursing Assistant #3 was terminated on 10/22/2024.
The Director of Nursing stated in-services about dignity, social media and videos was done for all staff starting on 10/22/2024, and continued until all staff on all shifts were in-serviced. On 10/23/2024, in-services continued about corporate compliance, social media, resident's rights, abuse and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
During a telephone interview on 01/23/2025 at 9:46 AM, the Administrator stated on 10/23/2024, the Director of Nursing informed them about a TikTok social media posting involving Resident #4 and Certified Nursing Assistant #3.
They stated Certified Nursing Assistant #3 admitted to posting the TikTok video as they wanted to show the life of a Certified Nursing Assistant.
The Administrator stated Certified Nursing Assistant #3 stated they knew they should not have posted the video.
The Administrator stated even though there were no harm done to Resident #4, Certified Nursing Assistant #3 was terminated.
Administrator stated it is documented in the abuse policy and in the employee handbook that posting videos of residents on social media was not allowed without resident's consent.
The Administrator stated to prevent reoccurrence, an immediate in-service was conducted regarding social media and the abuse policy.
The policy was updated to include that videos and pictures of residents should not be posted on social media.
The facility Past Noncompliance was identified on 01/10/2025.
The facility was back in compliance as of 10/23/2024.
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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 335416 B.
Wing 01/27/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Dry Harbor Nursing Home 61 35 Dry Harbor Road Middle Village, NY 11379