Highbridge Woodycrest Center
936 Woodycrest Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 · Bronx County · 90 certified beds · avg 88 residents/day · certified since May 22, 1991
Part of chain: HIGHBRIDGE HEALTHCARE (6 facilities, chain avg rating 2.3★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5
⚠ The most recent standard health inspection was more than 2 years ago — conditions may have changed.
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (8)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Jul 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program. |
| Oct 6, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program. |
| Oct 6, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Dec 5, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure the resident's doctor reviewed their care and wrote, signed, and dated progress notes and orders at each required visit. |
| Dec 5, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| Dec 5, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. |
| Dec 5, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | D |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | New York avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.80 | 3.58 | 3.95 | top 33% in New York; top 48% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.69 | bottom 34% in New York; bottom 37% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.51 | 3.13 | 3.50 | top 24% in New York; top 42% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.48 | bottom 30% in New York; bottom 24% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 63.9 | 40.3 | 45.8 | bottom 6% in New York; bottom 11% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 46.2 | 39.8 | 42.9 | bottom 32% in New York; bottom 42% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.06, RN 0.40, weekend 2.82. Staffing rating: 2/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egert, Debbie | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 38% | 03/01/2016 |
| Egert, Usher | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 38% | 03/01/2016 |
| Paskes, Joel | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 20% | 03/01/2016 |
| Vicente, Leonardo | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 5% | 03/01/2016 |
| Egert, Debbie | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2016 |
| Egert, Usher | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2016 |
| Paskes, Joel | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2016 |
| Vicente, Leonardo | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2016 |
| Vicente, Leonardo | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2016 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Who is your infection preventionist, and what training do they have?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How often does each resident's doctor visit and review their care in person?"
- "Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
- "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 335751.