Berkshire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
BERKSHIRE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER in WEST BABYLON, NY — inspection on September 22, 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
06/13/2025 (eight (8) consecutive days) and 06/15/2025 through 06/25/2025 11 consecutive days). Resident #3's Certified Nursing Aide Documentation Records dated June 2025, and July 2025 documented a lack of a bowel movement from 06/29/2025 through 07/5/2025 six (6) consecutive days).Resident #3's Certified Nursing Aide Documentation Records dated July 2025, and August 2025 documented a lack of a bowel movement from 07/30/2025 through 08/06/2025 for seven (7) consecutive days.
Further review revealed no documented bowel movement from 08/11/2025 through 08/16/2025, six consecutive days and from 08/18/2025 through 08/28/2025 for 11 consecutive days. Resident #3's Certified Nursing Aide Documentation Records dated September 2025 documented no bowel movement from 09/01/2025 through the morning shift on 09/04/2025 There was no documented evidence that Resident #3 had a bowel in over three days.During an observation on 09/04/2025 at 4:35 PM Licensed Practical Nurse #2 was not able to demonstrate obtaining a bowel report from the electronic medical record.
They stated they were not aware that Resident #3 did not have a bowel movement for 48 hours and did not report it to the charge nurse or the medical doctor.
During an interview with the Director of Nursing Services on 09/05/2025 at 5:29 PM they stated they were not aware that the bowel reports were not being run.
They stated the certified nurse aides document the bowel movements, and the licensed practical nurses must review the bowel charts.
The Director of Nursing Services stated the registered nurses should run the reports every shift.During an interview with the Administrator on 09/05/2025 at 4:27 PM they stated they were made aware of the issue with the bowel protocol by the Director of Nursing Services on 09/04/2025.
They further stated that the expectation is the facility policy and procedure be followed by the staff.
The Administrator submitted evidence that the issue of bowel protocol was not discussed during their Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement meetings for the past year. 10 NYCRR 415.12
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