Cycle 1
Health 2025-08-14 · Fire 2025-08-14
7 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Far Rockaway, NY
Beach Gardens Rehab And Nursing Center
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 7 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
17 11 Brookhaven Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY
(718) 869-8037
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
163
Certified beds
Average residents
156
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1985-07-24
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.63
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.56
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.25
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.44
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.19
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.01
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.39
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.09
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.62
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.39
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.39
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
50%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
37%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
11,923
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
14.69
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9814
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 17.74% · Performance 22.45% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 7.72% · Performance 8.67% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
5.04
Baseline 46.02% · Performance 43.09% · Measure score 5.04 · Achievement 5.04 · Improvement 0.88
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0.84
Baseline 2.76 hours · Performance 3.16 hours · Measure score 0.84 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0.84
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 13.31% |
10.72%
2.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 103 · Observed rate 19.42% · Lower 95% interval 9.63% |
| Discharge to community | 35.58% |
50.57%
15 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 91 · Observed rate 24.18% · Lower 95% interval 27.05% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.35 |
1.02
0.3 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 118 · Denominator 118 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 118 |
| Discharge self-care score | 35.21% |
53.69%
18.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 71 |
| Discharge mobility score | 30.99% |
50.94%
19.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 22 · Denominator 71 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 118 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8.67% |
7.12%
1.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 67 · Observed rate 13.43% · Lower 95% interval 5.19% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 219 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 32.39% |
56.45%
24.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 71 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 45 · Denominator 45 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 24 · Denominator 24 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 32.5% |
25.2%
7.3 pts better
|
Numerator 13 · Denominator 40 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.7 |
1.7
About the same
|
1.9
0.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.7 · Observed 2.1 · Expected 2.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.2 |
1.3
0.9 pts worse
|
1.8
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.2 · Observed 2.4 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 60.1% |
91.2%
31.1 pts worse
|
93.4%
33.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 66.4% · Q2 60.1% · Q3 54.9% · Q4 59.2% · 4Q avg 60.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 99.3% |
95.3%
4 pts better
|
95.5%
3.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 99.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 0.5% |
3.0%
2.5 pts better
|
3.3%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.7% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 0.7% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 25.8% |
18.5%
7.3 pts worse
|
11.4%
14.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.3% · Q2 36.3% · Q3 25.4% · Q4 20.6% · 4Q avg 25.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 7.6% |
6.1%
1.5 pts worse
|
5.4%
2.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.7% · Q2 9.5% · Q3 5.8% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 7.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 13.0% |
13.5%
0.5 pts better
|
19.6%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 13.0% · Q3 13.4% · Q4 11.4% · 4Q avg 13.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 9.4% |
14.8%
5.4 pts better
|
16.7%
7.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.0% · Q2 8.9% · Q3 10.3% · Q4 9.3% · 4Q avg 9.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 12.3% |
15.1%
2.8 pts better
|
16.3%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.9% · Q2 21.7% · Q3 3.5% · Q4 12.0% · 4Q avg 12.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 8.4% |
15.5%
7.1 pts better
|
14.9%
6.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.1% · Q2 13.3% · Q3 3.1% · Q4 9.4% · 4Q avg 8.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.3% |
0.6%
0.3 pts better
|
1.0%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.4% |
1.4%
1 pts better
|
1.7%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.8% · Q2 0.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 21.7% |
20.8%
0.9 pts worse
|
19.8%
1.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.5% · Q2 20.2% · Q3 22.4% · Q4 25.5% · 4Q avg 21.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 8.3% |
6.9%
1.4 pts worse
|
5.1%
3.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.9% · Q2 7.0% · Q3 7.0% · Q4 8.5% · 4Q avg 8.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 29.6% |
76.7%
47.1 pts worse
|
81.7%
52.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 28.0% · Q2 31.5% · Q3 32.2% · Q4 26.8% · 4Q avg 29.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 18.3% |
9.7%
8.6 pts worse
|
12.0%
6.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.3% · Observed 24.6% · Expected 15.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.7% |
1.2%
0.5 pts better
|
1.6%
0.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 1.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 91.7% |
78.8%
12.9 pts better
|
79.7%
12 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 23.5% |
20.6%
2.9 pts worse
|
23.9%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.5% · Observed 32.8% · Expected 33.3% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-02-05 · Fire 2024-02-05
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2021-11-10 · Fire 2021-11-10
3 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Construction (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-14
K324 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-10-10
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-05
K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-02-19
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-02-05
K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2024-02-19
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
E15 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2022-01-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
K161 · Construction Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2022-05-03
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
K291 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2021-12-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
K374 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2021-12-31
Inspection history
Recent health citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-14
F584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-10-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-14
F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-10-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-14
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-10-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-14
F921 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-10-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-14
F806 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2025-10-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-04
F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-09-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-04
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-03
F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-10-31
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2022-01-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-01-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-11-10
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2022-01-05
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Melnicke, Michael
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Melnicke, Michael
Corporate Officer · Individual
Sirkis, Avrom
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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