Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Brooklyn, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 615 Avenue C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: (718) 633-3300
Listed under: For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 335328
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 1 of 5
Certified beds: 240
Average residents per day: 232
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: Palm Gardens Care Center LLC
Chain: Shimon Lefkowitz (5 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jun 1, 1971
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 335328. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 3, 2025. CMS lists 16 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 18, 2021 to Dec 3, 2025): 2 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Dec 3, 2025	Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. Resident Rights	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Dec 3, 2025	Post nurse staffing information every day. Nursing and Physician Services	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Dec 3, 2025	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025	Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025	Provide 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	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 3, 2025	Procure 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
Aug 31, 2023	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 31, 2023	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. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 31, 2023	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 31, 2023	Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 31, 2023	Implement 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

Showing the 12 most recent of 16. 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 no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

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: 4.34 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.79 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.83 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 4.02 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 32%
RN turnover (yearly): 38%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

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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