Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC
133 Pratt St, Watertown, NY 13601
Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC, a 272-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Watertown, NY, holds a 1-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #512 of 590 rated homes in NY on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing above the national norm. 3 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 1 / 5
- Much below average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #512 of 590
- In-state rank among rated NY homes
- 4.05
- About average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 30
- Inspection findings · 3 serious
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The verdict
Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC, a 272-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Watertown, NY, holds a 1-star CMS overall rating - below the 3.0-star national average, ranking #512 of 590 rated homes in NY on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing above the national norm. 3 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
- 1 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #512 of 590
- In-state rank among rated NY homes
- 4.05
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 30
- Inspection findings · 3 serious
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 593 NY nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Corporation. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 335431
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 272
- Residents
- 254
- In Hospital
- Yes
- County
- Jefferson
- Last Inspection
- Mar 20, 2026
Staffing Data
How the 4.05 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.28 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.91
- CNA Hours
- 2.86
- Total Nursing Hours
- 4.05 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.04
What the CMS Record Reveals About Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC ranks #512 of 590 rated nursing homes in NY on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC operates 272 certified beds in Watertown, NY with approximately 254 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars (health inspection 1★ · staffing 2★ · quality 4★).
The inspection file contains 30 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 3 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 1 penalty totaling $14K against this provider. Staffing is reported at 4.05 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.86), with RN coverage at 0.28 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Corporation" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider embedded within a hospital campus, Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC falls into a category where comparative context matters.
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (30 most recent)
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
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.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: May 12, 2026
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 29, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
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.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 18, 2024
Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 19, 2023
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 22, 2023
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Nov 2, 2021
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Nov 2, 2021
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.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 26, 2021
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Nov 2, 2021
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Nov 2, 2021
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Nov 2, 2021
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 13.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 5.8% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 9.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 5.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 27.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 1.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 5.8% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 0.3% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 59.7% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 21.1% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 81.4% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 25.7% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 61.0% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 73.8% | No |
Penalty History 1 penalties totaling $14K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fine | $14K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside NY (272 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside NY (4.53 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in NY
592 other nursing homes are on record in NY; 6 are shown here.
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Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at A
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Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at A
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Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at G
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Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at T
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Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Samaritan Keep Nursing Home INC
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The NY registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View NY registry
- Peer homes near 272 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in NY. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
