Cycle 1
Health 2024-03-21 · Fire 2024-03-21
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Construction (1 deficiency)
Far Rockaway, NY
Bezalel Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 1 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
29 38 Far Rockaway Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY
(718) 471-2600
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
120
Certified beds
Average residents
114
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1983-10-01
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
0.57
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.47
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.20
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.24
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.04
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.97
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.40
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.07
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.55
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.12
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.42
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
32%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
24%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
6,908
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
31.37
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9865
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
3.31
Baseline 22.18% · Performance 20.21% · Measure score 3.31 · Achievement 2.63 · Improvement 3.31
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 6.93% · Performance 8.02% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
9.24
Baseline 24.71% · Performance 25.93% · Measure score 9.24 · Achievement 9.24 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 2.94 hours · Performance 2.89 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 14.43% |
10.72%
3.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 125 · Observed rate 19.2% · Lower 95% interval 9.37% |
| Discharge to community | 35.22% |
50.57%
15.4 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 96 · Observed rate 23.96% · Lower 95% interval 25.09% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.68 |
1.02
0.7 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 115 · Denominator 115 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.61% |
0.77%
1.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 115 |
| Discharge self-care score | 45.07% |
53.69%
8.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 32 · Denominator 71 |
| Discharge mobility score | 47.89% |
50.94%
3 pts worse
|
Numerator 34 · Denominator 71 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 2.61% |
2.29%
0.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 115 · Adjusted rate 1.48% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8.02% |
7.12%
0.9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 80 · Observed rate 10% · Lower 95% interval 5.13% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 2.04% |
8.2%
6.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 98 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 61.54% |
42%
19.5 pts better
|
Numerator 64 · Denominator 104 |
| Discharge function score | 53.52% |
56.45%
2.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 38 · Denominator 71 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 39 · Denominator 39 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 35 · Denominator 35 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 83.33% |
25.2%
58.1 pts better
|
Numerator 50 · Denominator 60 |
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 1.6 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.3
0.3 pts better
|
1.8
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.8% |
91.2%
8.6 pts better
|
93.4%
6.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
95.3%
4.7 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.9% |
3.0%
0.9 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.0% · Q2 5.0% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 3.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 11.7% |
18.5%
6.8 pts better
|
11.4%
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 16.9% · Q4 20.7% · 4Q avg 11.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.9% |
6.1%
2.2 pts better
|
5.4%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.2% · Q2 4.3% · Q3 4.1% · Q4 4.0% · 4Q avg 3.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 16.8% |
13.5%
3.3 pts worse
|
19.6%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 16.0% · Q3 15.0% · Q4 17.9% · 4Q avg 16.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 25.0% |
14.8%
10.2 pts worse
|
16.7%
8.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.9% · Q2 30.4% · Q3 23.5% · Q4 19.7% · 4Q avg 25.0% · 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 | 18.8% |
15.1%
3.7 pts worse
|
16.3%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.3% · Q2 31.2% · Q3 10.3% · Q4 20.8% · 4Q avg 18.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 22.6% |
15.5%
7.1 pts worse
|
14.9%
7.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.1% · Q2 30.0% · Q3 23.7% · Q4 19.8% · 4Q avg 22.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.1% |
0.6%
0.5 pts better
|
1.0%
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.5% · 4Q avg 0.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.6% |
1.4%
1.2 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 5.3% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 12.3% |
20.8%
8.5 pts better
|
19.8%
7.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.8% · Q2 18.6% · Q3 12.8% · Q4 3.9% · 4Q avg 12.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 10.2% |
6.9%
3.3 pts worse
|
5.1%
5.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.0% · Q2 10.1% · Q3 10.2% · Q4 9.5% · 4Q avg 10.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.0% |
76.7%
22.3 pts better
|
81.7%
17.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 96.6% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 4.3% |
9.7%
5.4 pts better
|
12.0%
7.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.3% · Observed 4.3% · Expected 11.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.7% |
1.2%
0.5 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.1% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.6% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 94.9% |
78.8%
16.1 pts better
|
79.7%
15.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 94.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 25.9% |
20.6%
5.3 pts worse
|
23.9%
2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 25.9% · Observed 25.8% · Expected 23.7% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2022-03-15 · Fire 2022-03-15
8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (4 deficiencies)
Cycle 3
Health 2019-06-17 · Fire 2019-06-17
9 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-21
K161 · Construction Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2024-05-02
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-21
K915 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.
Corrected 2024-05-02
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K161 · Construction Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2022-08-30
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2022-05-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K915 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.
Corrected 2022-06-11
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K923 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2022-06-07
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K222 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2022-05-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K225 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2022-05-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K271 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2022-05-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
K281 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2022-05-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
K347 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2019-07-01
Inspection history
Recent health citations
B · Minimal harm
2024-03-21
F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2024-05-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-20
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 2024-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-20
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-05-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
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 2022-05-05
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
F814 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2022-05-05
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-05-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2022-05-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2022-05-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-03-15
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2022-05-05
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F577 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2019-08-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F745 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2019-08-14
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-06-17
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2019-08-14
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Basch, Jack
Corporate Director · Individual
Basch, Joshua
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Basch, Joshua
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Gordon, Nosson
Corporate Director · Individual
Gordon, Nosson
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Inzlicht, Mike
Corporate Director · Individual
Kraus, Yossi
Corporate Director · Individual
Light, Charles
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Light, Charles
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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