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Van Duyn Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing

SNF · SYRACUSE, Onondaga County, NY · operated by VDRNC LLC · 513 beds

Federal Special Focus Facility. CMS flags this nursing home among the nation's most persistently poor performers.
State enforcement action on record. This facility appears on the NYSDOH enforcement-actions directory. Order details are being obtained via public-records request.
Serious deficiencies
15
actual harm or worse
Federal fines
$619,590
5 penalties
Occupancy
73%
latest reported

Occupancy trend

verified · NYSDOH

206 observations · latest 73% occupied. A steadily emptying facility can be an early distress signal.

Serious deficiencies

verified · CMS inspections

82 total on record; 15 at actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy severity.

2026-03-11actual harm (isolated)tag 0684 · from complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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2026-03-04immediate jeopardy (isolated)tag 0656 · from complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

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2026-03-04immediate jeopardy (isolated)tag 0600 · from complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

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2026-02-03immediate jeopardy (isolated)tag 0689 · from complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

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2026-02-03immediate jeopardy (isolated)tag 0684 · from complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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2026-02-03immediate jeopardy (pattern)tag 0600 · from complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

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2026-02-03immediate jeopardy (isolated)tag 0580 · from complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

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2026-01-12actual harm (isolated)tag 0689 · from complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

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2025-04-18immediate jeopardy (pattern)tag 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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2025-04-18actual harm (isolated)tag 0684 · from complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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Penalties

verified · CMS
DateTypeAmount
2025-12-15Payment Denial
2025-12-15Payment Denial
2025-12-15Payment Denial
2025-12-15Fine$238,135
2025-04-18Fine$158,555
2025-01-23Fine$9,620
2023-09-13Fine$186,513
2023-07-28Fine$26,767

Ownership

verified · disclosures
NameRole%Since
KOENIG, URI5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST60%since 12/22/2010
STEIF, EFRAIM5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST40%since 12/17/2012
AUGENSTEIN, JACKCORPORATE OFFICERsince 12/01/2013
STEIF, EFRAIMOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLsince 08/15/2017
WUERTZER, AMYCORPORATE OFFICERsince 09/14/2017

Events

verified · NYSDOH
DateTypeDetail
enforcement_on_recordFacility appears on NYSDOH enforcement-actions directory (Stipulation & Order details via FOIL)

Price receipts

reported · families
No price reports yet. HomeTruth collects what families actually pay — base rent, care-level fees, all-in monthly, and each year's rate increase — so the next family walks in knowing the real number. Reports are shown with the count behind them, never averaged into a vague "starting at."