Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
5606 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · (718) 851-1000
- Certified beds
- 79
- Residents per day
- 76
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Shimon Lefkowitz
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
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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
The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 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
14 health citations on record since 2021. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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K
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights3D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- 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.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Administration1E
- E
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Inspection history
2025-05-15
2 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2023-08-17
1 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2021-11-26
11 health deficiencies · 14 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 38 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 6 min
New York average
3 h 41 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 45% of nursing staff and 57% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.2 pts better | 100.0% | 91.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.8 pts better | 100.0% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.4 pts better | 0.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms11.2 pts worse | 31.3% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.8 pts better | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.6 pts better | 5.6% | 13.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.6 pts better | 6.1% | 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 worsened7.2 pts worse | 18.3% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6.2 pts worse | 19.9% | 13.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts worse | 0.8% | 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 incontinence3.9 pts better | 14.7% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.3 pts worse | 7.8% | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine21.8 pts better | 99.4% | 77.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1 pts worse | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine19.1 pts better | 98.0% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 98% | 6 facilities |
| Badin, Steven | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Badin, Steven | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Binder, Zev | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Binder, Zev | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lefkowitz, Chani | Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | General Partnership Interest · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
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Fire safety
18 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8E
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress6E
- E
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Install proper backup exit lighting.
- D
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4E
- C
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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