Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Chapin Home for the Aging
165 01 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, NY · (718) 739-2523
- Certified beds
- 220
- Residents per day
- 201
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 1, 1979
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New York.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New York homes
Chapin Home for the Aging carries 7 inspection points. That is fewer than 95% of New York's 589 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New York: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–12 pts
- 4★ 12–27 pts
- 3★ 27–46 pts
- 2★ 46–82 pts
- 1★ over 82 pts
Bars show every rated home in New York by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
10 health citations on record since 2019. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
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.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Nursing and Physician Services2D
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2024-09-10
3 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2022-07-05
1 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)
2019-10-01
6 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 10 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 12 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 10 min
New York average
3 h 41 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 67% of nursing staff and 67% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts worse | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.7 pts worse | 90.1% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1 pts worse | 94.2% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.2 pts better | 0.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms39.3 pts worse | 59.4% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.9 pts worse | 14.6% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7 pts better | 6.2% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4 pts worse | 17.7% | 13.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.7 pts worse | 12.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased9.6 pts worse | 23.3% | 13.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.1 pts better | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.2 pts worse | 21.8% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.5 pts worse | 7.0% | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.1 pts better | 79.7% | 77.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4 pts better | 5.4% | 9.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts worse | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine7.8 pts better | 86.7% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.2 pts worse | 23.8% | 20.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
19 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belling, Virginia | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brown, Sarah | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Cucchi, Diane | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Curley, Rose | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Derby, Carol | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dominquez, Laura | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Donnelly, Karen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Janas, Nodar | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Janas, Nodar | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcdonald, Maureen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcmanaman, Jennifer | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcmanaman, Jennifer | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcmanaman, Jennifer | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| O'hara, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| O'hara, William | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| O'hara, William | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| O'leary, Virginia | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Teahan, Gradita | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Unger, Janet | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Egress2F
- F
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
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Other homes nearby
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Highland Care Center
Jamaica, NY
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 2 h 58 min
- Fines
- $0
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Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center
Jamaica Estates, NY
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 29 min
- Fines
- $34,947
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Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Jamaica, NY · Cassena Care
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 24 min
- Fines
- $8,512