Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center is a 1-star rated nursing home in Syracuse, NY with 440 beds. CMS sub-ratings: health inspections 1/5, staffing 2/5, quality measures 2/5.
The facility has 192 health violations on record. Federal fines total $336,279 across 13 enforcement actions. Most recent inspection: May 16, 2025.
Data synthesized from CMS.gov and New York public inspection records. Reviewed by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., NR-EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.
Our Coverage of Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
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Inspection History Overview
Data current as of May 6, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data
Detailed Inspection Reports
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Fines and Penalties by Year
2022 7 penalties totaling $124,523
Fine
Fine
Payment Denial
Fine
Fine
Payment Denial
Fine
2021 2 penalties totaling $81,319
Fine
Fine
2020 1 penalties totaling $19,523
Fine
2019 2 penalties totaling $16,319
Fine
Fine
2017 1 penalties totaling $94,595
Fine
Health Violations by Year
2025 2 violations
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
2024 13 violations
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
2023 48 violations
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
2022 43 violations
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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.
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
2021 18 violations
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
2020 9 violations
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
2019 13 violations
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
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.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
2018 11 violations
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
2017 35 violations
1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.
Provide timely notification to the resident before transfer or discharge.
Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives.
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
- What violations has Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center received?
- Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center has 192 health and safety violation(s) documented by CMS inspections. All violation data comes from official Medicare inspection reports and is updated regularly from government sources.
- What is the quality rating of Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center?
- Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center has a 1-star rating out of 5 from CMS. This rating indicates the facility may have quality concerns that should be investigated further. The rating is based on health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures.
- When was Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center last inspected?
- Inspection reports are documented by state survey agencies and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Reports typically lag 2-3 months behind the actual inspection date. Visit the facility's full profile page for detailed violation information and inspection history.
- Is Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center safe?
- Safety at Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center should be evaluated based on multiple factors: the facility's CMS rating, recent violation history, and personal visits. We recommend reviewing the complete inspection history, speaking with current residents and families, consulting healthcare professionals, and visiting in person before making placement decisions.
- How do I contact Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center?
- Phone: (315) 474-1561. Address: 918 James Street, Syracuse, NY. For visiting hours and admission information, call the facility directly.
- What services does Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center offer?
- Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center is a skilled nursing facility with 440 beds. The facility accepts Medicare and Medicaid. For specific services like rehabilitation, memory care, or short-term recovery, contact the facility directly.
- What are better facilities near Syracuse, NY?
- Compare Bishop Rehabilitation And Nursing Center with other nursing homes in Syracuse, NY on our facilities page. Filter by star rating, bed count, and recent inspection results to find the best match for your needs.
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Editorial Standards & Data Oversight
Data Source: This report is based on official public inspection records from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog.
Editorial Process: Content generated using AI to synthesize complex regulatory data, then reviewed and verified for accuracy by our editorial team.
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