Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitati
139 66 35th Avenue, Flushing, NY · (718) 961-5300
- Certified beds
- 278
- Residents per day
- 262
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Excelsior Care Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 1, 1975
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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
★★★★★+1 star
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
Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitati carries 21 inspection points. That is fewer than 73% 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
13 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
Resident Rights4E
- E
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.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
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.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service1D
- 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.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2024-09-23
4 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (1 deficiency)
2022-07-05
2 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2019-09-23
7 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 56 min of nursing staff time a day, 35 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 56 min
New York average
3 h 41 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 24% of nursing staff and 38% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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 days0.1 pts better | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.6 pts better | 94.4% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.5 pts better | 95.7% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1 pts better | 2.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms59.4 pts worse | 79.5% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.1 pts better | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.8 pts better | 11.4% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.2 pts better | 8.5% | 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 worsened4.7 pts better | 6.4% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.8 pts better | 8.9% | 13.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts better | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.9 pts better | 15.7% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts better | 4.5% | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine15.5 pts worse | 62.1% | 77.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1 pts better | 8.4% | 9.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.2 pts better | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine9.3 pts worse | 69.6% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.4 pts better | 19.2% | 20.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkowitz, Cheskel | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 39% | 23 facilities |
| Landa, Sheya | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 24% | 3 facilities |
| Rubenstein, David | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 17% | 53 facilities |
| David, Rochel | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 10% | 13 facilities |
| Friedman, Leah | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 10% | 16 facilities |
| Ali, Aleem | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Ali, Aleem | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Berkowitz, Cheskel | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Berkowitz, Cheskel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| David, Rochel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Excelsior Care Group | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Excelsior Care Group | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Friedman, Leah | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Gatasi, Alice | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Gatasi, Alice | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Krieger, Ezra | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Krieger, Ezra | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rubenstein, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 53 facilities |
| Steinberg, Moshe | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Steinberg, Moshe | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Stern, Samuel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 64 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4D
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Construction2F
- B
Use approved construction type or materials.
- F
Use approved construction type or materials.
Miscellaneous1E
- E
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1F
- F
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Egress1D
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
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