Executive Committee
Good morning. I've asked AnnMarie to distribute copies of the most recent Department of Health Surveys from the ACC to the legislature, and I hope they'll be added to the minutes of this meeting. These surveys were not mentioned in the Health and Human Services Committee's monthly reports for the first quarter of 2026. I believe that since the County owns and manages the ACC, you should be informed about the results of surveys and other reports from legitimate regulatory groups, and so should the public be informed. These two reports are from November and December of 2025 and were complaint investigations. One of the Surveys concerned an incident which happened two years ago, but it took that long for a complaint to be made and an investigation conducted.
I'll spare you from reviewing the painful details of the surveys here. They're a matter of public record and are available on the Medicare Compare site for anyone who wants to read them. Neither Survey has been posted at the ACC yet. Usually, a facility develops its own Plan of Correction in response to a standard survey, but in situations where there have been persistent serious deficiencies found, the DOH or CMS can assign its own consultant to act as an enforcement remedy to make a "Directed Plan of Correction" with specific dates of implementation for the plan, and that's what has happened at the ACC. If the facility fails to meet the requirements of the Directed Plan, the nursing home could be terminated from Medicaid and Medicare programs, which would include most of its revenue. Further detail on the Medicare site says that during the last year, from February 2025 to the end of January 2026, there were 14 health deficiencies cited by Survey at the ACC, while the average number in New York State is 7.7. That's the reason that the ACC is still rated overall at 1 star. That's why they have a Directed Plan of Correction.
I want to be clear that I attach no blame to our current Admin...
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