Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center sits at 330 Chestnut St, Oneonta, and keeps its doors open all day, every day, with a daily average of about 75 residents and 80 certified beds, offering both private and semi-private rooms, and you'll find communal spaces for people to gather. It operates under Upstate Services Group, and while there's a full range of care-skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies like cardiac, speech, physical, occupational, and recreational therapies-there've been challenges, like a fairly high nurse turnover rate at 71.2% when state averages are lower, nurse staffing reported at 2.58 hours per resident per day, which trails the state's 3.7. Past inspection reports point to serious issues, including a history of violations related to abuse, neglect, and resident safety, with 26 documented deficiencies and two related to infection, and there was an incident in May 2023 that resulted in six deficiencies and a fine of $7,901.
They've invested in technology with an innovative wander guard system for elopement prevention, wireless nurse calls, alert escalation, and electronic medical records, helping staff respond faster, plus you get free phone and cable TV, beautician and barber services, laundry, concierge service, hospital transportation, and meals from executive chefs who can work with special diets. The place says it provides full-time physicians, restorative nursing, pain management, psychological care, and specialized clinical services from dementia care to tracheostomy and IV therapy, wound vac care, comfort and palliative care, stroke and joint replacement recovery, dental, podiatry, ophthalmology, pharmacy, infection management, respiratory management, and CPR trained staff. Staff try to help settle guests in, offer help round the clock, and there's attention to recreation and mobility help. There's a focus on safety and technology, but families should look at the inspection history, staffing levels, and specific needs before deciding.
