Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home

Nursing home in Brooklyn, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 1485 Dumont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208
Phone: (718) 827-4500
Listed under: Nonprofit
Medicare CCN: 335604
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 1 of 5
Certified beds: 120
Average residents per day: 113
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Aug 1, 1977
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 335604. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 10, 2025. CMS lists 37 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 25, 2022 to Mar 14, 2025): 13 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Mar 14, 2025	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2025	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2025	Timely 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
Jan 10, 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
Jan 10, 2025	Post nurse staffing information every day. Nursing and Physician Services	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jan 10, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 10, 2025	Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. Resident Rights	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 10, 2025	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 Rights	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 10, 2025	Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. Environmental	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 6, 2024	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Sep 18, 2023	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… Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 18, 2023	Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 37. 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 $10,039 in the last three years.

Mar 6, 2024

Fine: $10,039

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: 3.33 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.74 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.97 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.85 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 35%
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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