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Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center

Nursing home in New York, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1249 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Phone
(212) 360-1000
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
335665
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
679
Average residents per day
513
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center
Chain
Archcare (7 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Aug 17, 1983
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 335665. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Oct 28, 2024. CMS lists 25 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 31, 2020 to Oct 28, 2024): 2 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Oct 28, 2024Honor 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
Oct 28, 2024Protect 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
Oct 28, 2024Develop 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
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 28, 2024Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 28, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 18, 2023Timely 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
Oct 6, 2022Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Oct 6, 2022Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 6, 2022Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 6, 2022Develop 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
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 6, 2022Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 6, 2022Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 25. 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
3.38 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.68 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.15 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.03 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
40%
RN turnover (yearly)
47%
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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