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Isabella Geriatric Center Inc

Nursing home in New York, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
515 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY 10040
Phone
(212) 342-9200
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
335100
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
705
Average residents per day
684
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Isabella Geriatric Center, INC.
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 4, 1972
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 335100. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 2, 2024. CMS lists 26 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 19, 2020 to Mar 25, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 25, 2026Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 23, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 23, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 9, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Provide 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.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 2, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 26. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $8,422 in the last three years.

Dec 23, 2025Fine: $8,422

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.21 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.78 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.16 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.90 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
43%
RN turnover (yearly)
37%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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