11 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Far Rockaway, NY
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 11 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
250 Beach 17th Street, Far Rockaway, NY
(718) 471-7500
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
298
Certified beds
Average residents
289
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Benjamin Landa
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1977-01-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
54 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 3 quality stars
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
RN hours / resident day
0.83
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.49
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.23
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.55
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.32
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.30
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.85
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.02
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.73
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.12
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.55
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
46%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
31%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.66% |
10.72%
0.9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 37 · Observed rate 16.22% · Lower 95% interval 7.85% |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 24 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.58 |
1.02
0.6 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 97.5% |
95.27%
2.2 pts better
|
Numerator 78 · Denominator 80 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.25% |
0.77%
0.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 80 |
| Discharge self-care score | 32.08% |
53.69%
21.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 17 · Denominator 53 |
| Discharge mobility score | 35.85% |
50.94%
15.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 53 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.25% |
2.29%
1 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 80 · Adjusted rate 0.89% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 22 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 7.64% |
8.2%
0.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 21 · Denominator 275 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 86.7% |
42%
44.7 pts better
|
Numerator 189 · Denominator 218 |
| Discharge function score | 28.3% |
56.45%
28.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 15 · Denominator 53 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 90.48% |
95.95%
5.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 21 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 23.68% |
25.2%
1.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 9 · Denominator 38 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.7
0.7 pts better
|
1.9
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 1.8 · Expected 3.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
1.3
0.2 pts better
|
1.8
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 97.5% |
91.2%
6.3 pts better
|
93.4%
4.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.5% · Q2 96.7% · Q3 97.1% · Q4 97.7% · 4Q avg 97.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 99.7% |
95.3%
4.4 pts better
|
95.5%
4.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 99.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 0.6% |
3.0%
2.4 pts better
|
3.3%
2.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.7% · Q2 1.1% · Q3 0.4% · Q4 0.4% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 39.4% |
18.5%
20.9 pts worse
|
11.4%
28 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 81.6% · Q2 62.4% · Q3 10.7% · Q4 3.1% · 4Q avg 39.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.5% |
6.1%
2.6 pts better
|
5.4%
1.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.8% · Q2 3.0% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 3.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 9.4% |
13.5%
4.1 pts better
|
19.6%
10.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.1% · Q2 9.6% · Q3 8.0% · Q4 8.8% · 4Q avg 9.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 11.5% |
14.8%
3.3 pts better
|
16.7%
5.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.0% · Q2 11.2% · Q3 11.6% · Q4 11.2% · 4Q avg 11.5% · 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 | 7.3% |
15.1%
7.8 pts better
|
16.3%
9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.7% · Q2 12.2% · Q3 3.9% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 7.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 7.1% |
15.5%
8.4 pts better
|
14.9%
7.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.5% · Q2 10.4% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 7.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.2% |
0.6%
0.4 pts better
|
1.0%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 0.3% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
1.4%
1.4 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 23.3% |
20.8%
2.5 pts worse
|
19.8%
3.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.5% · Q2 27.1% · Q3 24.4% · Q4 19.0% · 4Q avg 23.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.0% |
6.9%
2.9 pts better
|
5.1%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 3.3% · Q3 5.0% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 4.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 65.2% |
76.7%
11.5 pts worse
|
81.7%
16.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 67.8% · Q2 68.8% · Q3 71.0% · Q4 55.8% · 4Q avg 65.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 15.0% |
9.7%
5.3 pts worse
|
12.0%
3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 15.0% · Observed 17.1% · Expected 12.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.5% |
1.2%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 3.1% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 88.9% |
78.8%
10.1 pts better
|
79.7%
9.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 88.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 22.4% |
20.6%
1.8 pts worse
|
23.9%
1.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 22.4% · Observed 26.8% · Expected 28.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Construction (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-03-28
Fire Safety
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.
Corrected 2024-03-28
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-03-28
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-03-28
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2022-04-14
Fire Safety
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Fire Safety
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.
Corrected 2019-07-31
Fire Safety
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2019-07-31
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2019-07-31
Inspection history
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-06-13
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-06-13
Health
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-04-29
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 2024-04-29
Health
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-10-06
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 2022-02-28
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 2022-02-28
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2022-02-28
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2019-08-01
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2019-08-01
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2019-08-01
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2019-08-01
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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