Bridge View Nursing Home

    143-10 20th Ave, Whitestone, NY 11357
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.98·(83)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.9
    • Staff

      3.2
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      1.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Active recreation and social programming (events and outings)
    • Supportive admissions and social-work assistance
    • Transparent billing and insurance support
    • On-site administration and accessible staff
    • Customized kosher meal options
    • Positive short-term rehab outcomes with intensive therapy
    • Responsive maintenance and facilities staff

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage
    • Medication-management and clinical follow-up gaps
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in resident and common areas
    • Aging, poorly maintained physical plant and unreliable elevators
    • Weak family communication and recordkeeping processes
    • Inconsistent meal quality and restrictive dietary policy perceptions
    • Limited dementia-specific programming and safety protocols
    • Poor controls for resident belongings and room inventory
    • Unresponsive phone and paper-based administrative processes

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a strongly polarized picture of care at this facility. Many families praise the nursing and therapy teams for compassionate bedside care and excellent short-term rehabilitation outcomes; therapy staff, some nurses, admissions personnel and social workers received repeated positive mentions for responsiveness, personalized treatment plans and assistance with insurance and transitions. Active recreation programming (outings, holiday events, fashion shows) and some customized kosher meal options were also noted as strengths that helped resident engagement and satisfaction.

    At the same time, a persistent cluster of clinical and operational concerns emerges. Key care-quality issues include inconsistencies in medication administration and clinical follow-up, delays in attending to residents' needs, and uneven management of chronic conditions; there are also repeated concerns about inadequate dementia-specific services and delayed response to changes in condition. A small number of serious individual claims, including allegations of physical assault and reports of hospitalization after a fall, were raised by reviewers and merit follow-up with regulators and the facility for clarification.

    Staffing and communication are mixed themes. While many frontline staff are described as caring and familiar with residents by name, reviewers also describe frequent turnover, apparent understaffing during certain shifts, and variability in staff conduct and responsiveness. Families report difficulties reaching administrators or getting timely return calls, occasional unprofessional phone interactions, and gaps in recordkeeping that have complicated care coordination and discharge processes.

    Dining and activities show similar variability. Several families praised engaging activities and successful rehab schedules (including six-day therapy), and some described satisfying meal options and helpful dietary accommodations. Conversely, other families reported inconsistent meal quality, small portions, and perceptions that dietary policies (including kosher provision) were restrictive or implemented without sufficient choice.

    The physical plant and environmental maintenance are recurring concerns. Reviewers note an aging facility with cosmetic and functional disrepair — peeling wallpaper, worn finishes, unreliable elevators, inconsistent heating/air conditioning, and safety hazards like loose blinds or bedside equipment problems. Sanitation and pest-control concerns, and occasional odor issues in common areas, were reported alongside positive comments about responsive maintenance staff when repairs are made.

    Management practices show mixed impressions. Several families praised transparent billing, helpful admissions staff, and an accommodating director of nursing or social services; others described slow executive follow-up, paper-based processes that cause delays, and uneven enforcement of policies. There are also reported gaps in inventory control for personal belongings and in bedside communications that have led to frustration.

    Notable patterns for prospective residents and families: outcomes appear to vary substantially by unit, shift and individual staff assignment. Prospective families should tour the unit at different times of day, ask specifically about staffing ratios and medication-administration protocols, review dementia-care programming and safety procedures, confirm how dietary accommodations are managed, inquire about maintenance and pest-control schedules, and request written communication and recordkeeping practices. Given the mix of strong rehabilitation results and recurring operational concerns, direct, specific questions and verification of recent renovations or corrective actions will help set realistic expectations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Bridge View Nursing Home is located at 143-10 20th Ave, Whitestone, NY, 11357.

    About Bridge View Nursing Home

    Bridge View Nursing Home sits in Whitestone, Queens, close to neighborhoods like Whitestone and College Point, and while its walk score of 68 means the area is somewhat walkable, many people may still need to drive or get rides for errands. The home lies near schools such as PS 79 Francis Lewis, JHS 185 Edward Bleeker, and Flushing High School. Bridge View has 200 certified beds and is part of The Grand Healthcare System, which means it's approved for both Medicare and Medicaid, and the latest inspection from September 2020 showed no citations. Bridge View has services for apartment rentals and sales and provides both nursing care and assisted living services.

    The staff offer 24/7 skilled nursing, help with daily tasks like getting out of bed, eating, and bathing, and handle medication monitoring and therapy services including physical, occupational, speech, and recreational therapy, and there's special care for things like wound care, pain management, memory care, IV antibiotics, and treatments for various health needs such as tracheostomy, respiratory, and bariatric care, along with comfort and palliative services. For people staying short-term, care covers post-surgical recovery, orthopedic and joint replacement help, nutritional counseling, and specialized therapy. The staff can speak several languages, including Cantonese, Hebrew, English, Tagalog, Russian, and Spanish, which can help residents feel more comfortable.

    Bridge View gives out flu shots and pneumonia vaccines, and tracks details like medication reviews, fall incidents, functional checks, and whether a resident can safely leave. They also offer COVID-19 vaccines, reporting rates for both staff and residents. There's a secured grounds setup, and safety features include electronic medical records, wander management, elopement prevention, staff duress alarms, nurse call systems, alert escalation, and asset management tools. Meal services focus on daily home-cooked meals with dietary adjustments, and the kitchen's executive chefs make sure food meets various needs without losing taste or quality, and there are personalized menu choices, as well as private and semi-private rooms, free cable TV, beauty and barber services, and newspaper subscriptions. The concierge staff are around all day and night to help guests settle in, run errands, or answer questions. The activities team runs light exercise classes, arts, and other options for recreation.

    Bridge View has a long-stay resident rating of 5 stars, which is well above average, and the quality of measures rating is 4 stars, which is above average, but the overall CMS rating sits at 2 stars, which puts it below average in some categories, and while staffing is rated "average" with 3 stars, there's a noted fine of $663 from January 31, 2022, but no payment denials under Medicare for three years. Amenities are aimed at comfort and include what they call luxurious facilities, secured grounds, and programs targeted at clinical care and wellness like the Gold Standard Grandtech Dietary Program, and recreation and therapy options are made to make recovery and daily living more manageable.

    Bridge View aims for a hospitable atmosphere that supports comfort, recovery, and well-being, and keeps a focus on safety, health, and a wide range of medical and support services, and while the ratings mix both strong and average marks, there are no recent health inspection issues.

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