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New administrator at Sunset Lake care center emphasizes staff support as facility improvements continue
Summary
Keyshawn McCarrie introduced himself as the new nursing home administrator for the Sullivan County Adult Care Center at Sunset Lake, reported recent quality-measure improvements and said leadership will prioritize resident care and staff support while repairs and kitchen planning continue.
MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Keyshawn McCarrie, the newly appointed nursing home administrator for the Sullivan County Adult Care Center at Sunset Lake, introduced himself to the Health and Human Services Committee on July 17 and outlined recent improvements and ongoing facility work.
McCarrie described his qualifications — nursing and social-work credentials plus a licensed nursing-home administrator credential — and said his priorities are resident dignity and staff support. “Every resident deserves to feel at home, to be treated with dignity, and to live in safety and compassion,” McCarrie said.
McCarrie told the committee the facility’s publicly posted overall rating stood at “1” for health inspections, “3” for staffing and an improving quality-measures score. He said the facility’s internal quality measures showed a quarter-2 quality rating of 3 stars and projected a 4-star quality measure for quarter 3 based on improvements in psychotropic use, wound care, hospitalization rates and falls.
County officials said both elevators and the dishwasher are currently functional and that the county and contractor InfiniteCare are planning kitchen work with attention to limiting resident-care disruptions. Committee members and public commenters raised concerns about equipment (Hoyer lifts), kitchen downtime and administrator qualifications for certain supervisory positions; one member of the public questioned whether the facility’s director of nursing meets civil-service minimums.
Why it matters: The care center serves a vulnerable population and has been under public scrutiny. Officials said repairs and operations will continue as the county, the new administrator, and contracted partners work to stabilize staffing and facility conditions.
No formal action to change facility governance was taken at the meeting; staff said they would report further updates as planning progresses.
