Nursing homes › New York › Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc
133 Pratt St, Watertown, NY 13601 · (315) 785-4400 · 272 certified beds
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CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: For profit - Corporation.
Total nurse staffing: 4.05 (New York median: 3.49). RN hours: 0.28. Weekend total: 3.24.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 30 deficiency citations, including 3 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-03-20 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-02-20 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J | complaint | corrected 2024-03-29 |
| 2024-04-01 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-05-15 |
| 2024-03-01 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | E | Health | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-03-01 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-03-01 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-03-01 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-03-01 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-03-01 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-03-01 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2023-08-08 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | complaint | corrected 2023-09-22 |
| 2023-08-08 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | J | complaint | corrected 2023-09-19 |
| 2023-08-08 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-19 |
| 2023-08-08 | Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-19 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | Fine | $14,020 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALARCO, FRANCES | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2022 |
| CARMAN, THOMAS | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2010 |
| HOCHGRAF, CHRIS | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2023 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, CARL | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2017 |
| O'CONNOR, LINDA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2022 |
| ORMSBY, BARRY | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2017 |
| PURINGTON, SAM | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2016 |
| SCHMITT, MELISSA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2021 |
| TREADWELL-WOODS, JOAN | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2010 |
| VALENTINE, TRACY | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2021 |
| VARS, ADDISON | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2018 |
| WALTON, PETER | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2010 |
| WARDWELL DONAHUE, MARY | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/31/2018 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 335431), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/samaritan-keep-nursing-home-inc-watertown-ny/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 335431. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.