Nursing home report card · Watertown, NY
Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc
133 Pratt ST, Watertown, NY 13601
Call this home: (315) 785-4400
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Quick summary
Medicare shows an abuse warning
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Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- Mar 20, 2026
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
Among the lowest Medicare ratings
Based on problems found during health inspections.
Among the lowest Medicare ratings
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on reported health and care results.
Above average
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 335431
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Immediate danger to residents · isolated case
Feb 20, 2026 · Inspection rule 0600
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Immediate danger to residents · isolated case
Aug 8, 2023 · Inspection rule 0744
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Immediate danger to residents · isolated case
Aug 8, 2023 · Inspection rule 0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 17 minutes per resident per day
about 4 hr 3 min per resident per day
about 6 minutes per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 1 stars
- Health inspection rating: 1 stars
- Staffing rating: 2 stars
- Registered nurse time per resident: 0.28 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 4.05 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; New York averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Medicare shows an abuse warning icon for this home
- Overall star rating is 2 or lower
- Health inspection rating is 2 stars or lower
- Recent citations include infection-control problems
- Inspectors have listed an unusually high number of problems
- CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Immediate danger to residents3 citations
- Could have caused harm27 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 30
- Fire safety
- 0
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Corporation.
- We do not have individual owner names for this home.
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
March 20, 202611 findings
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0690 · code D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0692 · code D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0695 · code D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0698 · code D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code D
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.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0805 · code D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0550 · code E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0554 · code D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0686 · code D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
February 20, 20261 finding
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsImmediate danger to residents · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0600 · code J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
April 1, 20241 finding
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0609 · code D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
March 1, 20247 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0760 · code D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0677 · code D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0686 · code E
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0656 · code D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0688 · code D
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.
August 8, 20234 findings
- Quality of Life and Care problemsImmediate danger to residents · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0744 · code J
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0948 · code D
Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsImmediate danger to residents · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
September 3, 20216 findings
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0805 · code D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0610 · code E
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0577 · code D
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0584 · code D
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.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- Fine · Feb 20, 2026$14,020
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