Cycle 1
Health 2025-09-09 · Fire 2025-09-09
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
East Islip, NY
Momentum At South Bay For Rehab And Nursing
5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 5 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
340 East Montauk Highway, East Islip, NY
(631) 581-6400
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
160
Certified beds
Average residents
140
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Paragon Healthnet
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1973-10-25
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
11 facilities
Chain averages 5 overall / 4 health / 3 staffing / 5 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
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.88
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.13
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.26
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.26
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
2.01
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.71
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.47
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.15
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.65
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.16
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.84
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
61%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
41%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
5,190
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
37.08
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9904
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
7.65
Baseline 14.26% · Performance 17.89% · Measure score 7.65 · Achievement 7.65 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
1.04
Baseline 6.89% · Performance 7.52% · Measure score 1.04 · Achievement 1.04 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
6.14
Baseline 33.77% · Performance 38.59% · Measure score 6.14 · Achievement 6.14 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 2.80 hours · Performance 2.93 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9% |
10.72%
1.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 868 · Observed rate 7.72% · Lower 95% interval 7.58% |
| Discharge to community | 61.1% |
50.57%
10.5 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 1079 · Observed rate 53.38% · Lower 95% interval 58.2% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.77 |
1.02
0.8 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 99.7% |
95.27%
4.4 pts better
|
Numerator 656 · Denominator 658 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.22% |
0.77%
0.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 658 |
| Discharge self-care score | 58.84% |
53.69%
5.2 pts better
|
Numerator 213 · Denominator 362 |
| Discharge mobility score | 63.81% |
50.94%
12.9 pts better
|
Numerator 231 · Denominator 362 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.06% |
2.29%
1.2 pts better
|
Numerator 7 · Denominator 658 · Adjusted rate 0.92% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.52% |
7.12%
0.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 733 · Observed rate 7.64% · Lower 95% interval 5.87% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 308 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 27.37% |
42%
14.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 98 · Denominator 358 |
| Discharge function score | 60.77% |
56.45%
4.3 pts better
|
Numerator 220 · Denominator 362 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 98.47% |
95.95%
2.5 pts better
|
Numerator 193 · Denominator 196 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 98.82% |
96.28%
2.5 pts better
|
Numerator 418 · Denominator 423 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 28% |
25.2%
2.8 pts better
|
Numerator 98 · Denominator 350 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| 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 1.2 · Expected 2.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.5 |
1.3
0.8 pts better
|
1.8
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.5 · Observed 0.5 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
91.2%
8.8 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.3% |
95.3%
3 pts better
|
95.5%
2.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 0.9% |
3.0%
2.1 pts better
|
3.3%
2.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 23.3% |
18.5%
4.8 pts worse
|
11.4%
11.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.6% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 34.0% · Q4 26.4% · 4Q avg 23.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 9.6% |
6.1%
3.5 pts worse
|
5.4%
4.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 12.0% · Q3 9.1% · Q4 10.9% · 4Q avg 9.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 11.6% |
13.5%
1.9 pts better
|
19.6%
8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.1% · Q2 14.5% · Q3 11.5% · Q4 11.1% · 4Q avg 11.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 12.4% |
14.8%
2.4 pts better
|
16.7%
4.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.4% · Q2 12.5% · Q3 9.5% · Q4 9.8% · 4Q avg 12.4% · 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 | 18.8% |
15.1%
3.7 pts worse
|
16.3%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.8% · Q2 18.4% · Q3 15.0% · Q4 13.8% · 4Q avg 18.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 21.8% |
15.5%
6.3 pts worse
|
14.9%
6.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.0% · Q2 20.4% · Q3 23.9% · Q4 16.7% · 4Q avg 21.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.9% |
0.6%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 0.9% · 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 | 22.9% |
20.8%
2.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
3.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.9% · Q2 21.0% · Q3 23.1% · Q4 28.6% · 4Q avg 22.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 8.2% |
6.9%
1.3 pts worse
|
5.1%
3.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.0% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 4.9% · Q4 8.8% · 4Q avg 8.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.9% |
76.7%
23.2 pts better
|
81.7%
18.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 99.5% · 4Q avg 99.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 7.5% |
9.7%
2.2 pts better
|
12.0%
4.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 7.5% · Observed 7.3% · Expected 10.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.3% |
1.2%
0.1 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.7% · Q4 1.2% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.5% |
78.8%
17.7 pts better
|
79.7%
16.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 16.0% |
20.6%
4.6 pts better
|
23.9%
7.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.0% · Observed 16.9% · Expected 25.3% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-06-11 · Fire 2024-06-11
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2022-10-05 · Fire 2022-10-05
3 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-09-09
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-05
K211 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2022-10-18
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-09-09
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 2025-10-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-09-09
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 2025-10-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-09-09
F697 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-10-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-09-09
F710 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Corrected 2025-10-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-09-09
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-11
F694 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-07-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-06-11
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-07-31
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-05
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 2022-12-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-05
F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2022-12-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-05
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 2022-12-02
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Laufer, Issac
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Lebowitz, Chaim
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Lebowitz, Max
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Aplustille, Joseph
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
Laufer, Issac
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Polimeni, Lisa
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Rai, Paulinder
Corporate Director · Individual
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