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Rockaway Care Center

Nursing home in Far Rockaway, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
353 Beach 48th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Phone
(718) 471-5000
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
335571
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
228
Average residents per day
209
Ownership
For-profit, individual
Legal business name
Rockaway Care Center LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 1, 1976
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 335571. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 10, 2025. CMS lists 32 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 11, 2025): 7 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 11, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 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 10, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide 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 10, 2025Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 10, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 32. 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 Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $135,193 in the last three years.

Apr 25, 2025Fine: $135,193

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.31 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.69 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.16 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.91 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
47%
RN turnover (yearly)
54%
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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