Astoria, NY
5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 3 recent health deficiencies with 11 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
26-13 21st Street, Astoria, NY
(718) 626-4800
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
280
Certified beds
Average residents
269
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2002-05-03
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
RN hours / resident day
1.30
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.14
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.78 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.57
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.01
All reported nurse hours · state 3.65 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.44
RN + LPN hours · state 1.47 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.39
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.16 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.96
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.47 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.10
Reported PT staffing · state 0.11 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.14
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.51
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.56
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
18%
Annual RN turnover · state 41% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
24%
Annual nurse turnover · state 41% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
4,635
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
39.16
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9922
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
4.09
Baseline 20.79% · Performance 19.54% · Measure score 4.09 · Achievement 4.09 · Improvement 2.83
Healthcare-associated infections
0.61
Baseline 8.38% · Performance 8.00% · Measure score 0.61 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0.61
Total nurse turnover
10
Baseline 25.48% · Performance 23.93% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0.96
Baseline 2.79 hours · Performance 3.23 hours · Measure score 0.96 · Achievement 0.52 · Improvement 0.96
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 7.75% |
10.72%
3 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 258 · Observed rate 5.04% · Lower 95% interval 5.66% |
| Discharge to community | 49.29% |
50.57%
1.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 216 · Observed rate 42.13% · Lower 95% interval 41.01% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.56 |
1.02
0.5 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 1.1% |
95.27%
94.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 272 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.57% |
0.77%
1.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 7 · Denominator 272 |
| Discharge self-care score | 40.14% |
53.69%
13.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 59 · Denominator 147 |
| Discharge mobility score | 58.5% |
50.94%
7.6 pts better
|
Numerator 86 · Denominator 147 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 4.04% |
2.29%
1.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 11 · Denominator 272 · Adjusted rate 3.24% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8% |
7.12%
0.9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 177 · Observed rate 9.04% · Lower 95% interval 5.4% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 330 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 51.43% |
42%
9.4 pts better
|
Numerator 251 · Denominator 488 |
| Discharge function score | 53.06% |
56.45%
3.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 78 · Denominator 147 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 98.31% |
95.95%
2.4 pts better
|
Numerator 58 · Denominator 59 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 91.3% |
96.28%
5 pts worse
|
Numerator 84 · Denominator 92 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 65.89% |
25.2%
40.7 pts better
|
Numerator 85 · Denominator 129 |
Quality measures
| 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 1.5 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.9 |
1.3
0.4 pts better
|
1.8
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.9 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.9% |
91.2%
8.7 pts better
|
93.4%
6.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.6% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.9% |
| 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 | 4.9% |
3.0%
1.9 pts worse
|
3.3%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.9% · Q2 5.2% · Q3 4.6% · Q4 4.1% · 4Q avg 4.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 13.8% |
18.5%
4.7 pts better
|
11.4%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.8% · Q2 16.2% · Q3 10.2% · Q4 10.6% · 4Q avg 13.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.5% |
6.1%
0.4 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.1% · Q2 8.4% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 5.1% · 4Q avg 6.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 12.1% |
13.5%
1.4 pts better
|
19.6%
7.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 11.4% · Q3 11.4% · Q4 11.2% · 4Q avg 12.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 14.4% |
14.8%
0.4 pts better
|
16.7%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.2% · Q2 12.7% · Q3 17.4% · Q4 15.4% · 4Q avg 14.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.1% |
0.2%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
About the same
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 8.6% |
15.1%
6.5 pts better
|
16.3%
7.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.7% · Q2 9.7% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 10.7% · 4Q avg 8.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 11.4% |
15.5%
4.1 pts better
|
14.9%
3.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.6% · Q2 12.4% · Q3 12.0% · Q4 10.8% · 4Q avg 11.4% · 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 1.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.4% |
1.4%
1 pts better
|
1.7%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.4% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 0.4% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 2.5% |
20.8%
18.3 pts better
|
19.8%
17.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.8% · Q2 1.7% · Q3 2.4% · Q4 3.1% · 4Q avg 2.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 7.8% |
6.9%
0.9 pts worse
|
5.1%
2.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.2% · Q2 9.0% · Q3 8.4% · Q4 6.8% · 4Q avg 7.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.5% |
76.7%
21.8 pts better
|
81.7%
16.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.5% · Q2 99.3% · Q3 99.4% · Q4 97.0% · 4Q avg 98.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 9.3% |
9.7%
0.4 pts better
|
12.0%
2.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 9.3% · Observed 7.9% · Expected 9.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.7% |
1.2%
0.5 pts better
|
1.6%
0.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 0.8% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.0% |
78.8%
19.2 pts better
|
79.7%
18.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 17.0% |
20.6%
3.6 pts better
|
23.9%
6.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.0% · Observed 17.5% · Expected 24.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (4 deficiencies)
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Provide sliding doors free of hazards, operable without special knowledge or effort, and meet weight requirements to set door in motion.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-05-23
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 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-05-23
Fire Safety
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2018-09-04
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2018-09-04
Inspection history
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-07-04
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-07-07
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-07-07
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
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