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Poorly Performing New York Nursing Homes


Nursing homes in New York are required to comply with federal and state regulations and law governing minimum requires levels of resident care. The unfortunate reality is that many New York nursing homes and long-term care facilities fail to comply with standards of care, which often results in serious injuries to elderly and infirm residents. In fact, the average nursing home is found to have violated seven minimum standards each year, with the lower performing nursing homes charged with many more violations.


While not a perfectly accurate assessment system, a useful guide in identifying the quality of nursing homes is provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rating system. As part of its rating system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed the Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program, in which nursing homes with an

very poor history of resident safety and inadequate care are identified for a more stringent level of supervision and enforcement.


A nursing home "watchdog" group recently published an alert notification to provide details on nursing homes in New York State with a history of inadequate and substandard carein caring for residents as determined by the following factors: (1) History as a Special Focus Facility (SFF), (2) History as a Special Focus Facility (SFF) candidate; and/or (3) Labeled a one-star in the CMS federal Five-Star Quality Rating System.


New York Nursing Home Facilities named in the most recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) lists include:


  • New Roc Nursing And Rehabilitation Center 1335 Portland Ave Rochester NY 14621

  • Saratoga Center For Rehab & Skilled Nursing Care 149 Ballston Avenue Ballston Spa NY 12020

  • BETHLEHEM COMMONS CARE CENTER 125 ROCKEFELLER ROAD DELMAR NY 12054

  • BISHOP REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER 918 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE NY 13203

  • BUFFALO COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTER 1205 DELAWARE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14209

  • CAYUGA NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER 1229 TRUMANSBURG ROAD ITHACA NY

  • CREEKVIEW NURSING AND REHAB CENTER 525 BEAHAN ROAD ROCHESTER NY 14624

  • DIAMOND HILL NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER 100 NEW TURNPIKE ROAD TROY NY 12182

  • IROQUOIS NURSING HOME INC 4600 SOUTHWOOD HEIGHTS DRIVE JAMESVILLE NY 13078

  • ONONDAGA CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING 217 EAST AVENUE MINOA NY 13116

  • ROBINSON TERRACE 28652 STATE HIGHWAY 23 STAMFORD NY 12167

  • SAFIRE REHABILITATION OF SOUTHTOWN, L L C 300 DORRANCE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14220

  • SODUS REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER 6884 MAPLE AVE SODUS NY 14551

  • THE KNOLLS 55 GRASSLAND ROAD VALHALLA NY 10595

  • THE PINES HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTERS OLEAN CAMPUS 2245 WEST STATE STREET OLEAN NY 14760

  • TOWNHOUSE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & NURSING 755 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE UNIONDALE NY 11553

A listing of 1 star New York nursing home facilities is provided below, as reported by the Long Term Care Community Coalition:

  • THE VILLAGES OF ORLEANS HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER

  • VESTAL PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER

  • ROBINSON TERRACE

  • FORT HUDSON NURSING CENTER INC

  • BRIDGE VIEW NURSING HOME

  • LIVINGSTON HILLS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • ESSEX CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE

  • HOLLISWOOD CTR FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE

  • THE GRAND REHABILITATION AND NRSG AT GUILDERLAND

  • PINE HAVEN HOME

  • IRA DAVENPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL S N F/ H R F

  • HORIZON CARE CENTER

  • NASSAU REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER

  • SAMARITAN SENIOR VILLAGE, INC

  • SAFIRE REHABILITATION OF NORTHTOWNS, L L C

  • THE CITADEL REHAB AND NURSING CTR AT KINGSBRIDGE

  • CAYUGA NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • SODUS REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER

  • FIELDSTON LODGE CARE CENTER

  • VAN DUYN CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • MEADOWBROOK HEALTHCARE

  • PREMIER GENESEE CENTER FOR NRSG AND REHABILITATION

  • TROY CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • PARK GARDENS REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER L L C

  • SILVER LAKE SPECIALIZED REHAB AND CARE CENTER

  • ABSOLUT CTR FOR NURSING & REHAB ENDICOTT L L C

  • JEWISH HOME OF CENTRAL NEW YORK

  • ST CAMILLUS RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY

  • COMPREHENSIVE REHAB & NURSING CTR AT WILLIAMSVILLE

  • CROWN PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER

  • KATHERINE LUTHER RESIDENTIAL HLTH CARE & REHAB

  • DIAMOND HILL NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • ST PETERS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • ELDERWOOD OF UIHLEIN AT LAKE PLACID

  • ELLICOTT CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • THE SHORE WINDS, L L C

  • THE COMMONS ON ST ANTHONY, A S N F & SHORT T R C

  • BISHOP REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER

  • SHAKER PLACE REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER

  • OAK HILL REHABILITATION AND NURSING CARE CENTER

  • LORETTO HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • SUNNYSIDE CARE CENTER

  • RIVERDALE NURSING HOME

  • VALLEY VIEW MANOR NURSING HOME

  • MONROE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  • SAMARITAN KEEP NURSING HOME INC

  • ABSOLUT CTR FOR NURSING & REHAB AURORA PARK L L C

  • BAPTIST HEALTH NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • RIVER RIDGE LIVING CENTER

  • THE PINES HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTERS OLEAN CAMPUS

  • CHESTNUT PARK REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER

  • EDDY VILLAGE GREEN AT BEVERWYCK

  • PARK NURSING HOME

  • RIVER VIEW REHABILITATION AND NURSING CARE CENTER

  • CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC S N F

  • JENNIE B RICHMOND CHAFFEE NURSING HOME COMPANY INC

  • EVERGREEN COMMONS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CTR

  • THE GRAND REHABILITATION AND NURSING AT MOHAWK

  • CORNING CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE

  • ELM MANOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • COOPERSTOWN CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • WESTCHESTER CENTER FOR REHABILITATION & NURSING

  • BRIDGEWATER CENTER FOR REHAB & NURSING L L C

  • PENFIELD PLACE

  • PUTNAM NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

  • THE BRIGHTONIAN, INC

  • WILLIAMSVILLE SUBURBAN, L L C

  • BETHANY GARDENS SKILLED LIVING CENTER

  • CREEKVIEW NURSING AND REHAB CENTER

  • MASSENA REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER

  • GROTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CTR RES CARE FAC

  • WARREN CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • BRIGHTON MANOR

  • PRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK INC

  • THE HIGHLANDS AT BRIGHTON

  • SUNSET NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, INC

  • RIVERSIDE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • THE GRAND REHABILITATION AND NURSING AT UTICA

  • BETSY ROSS REHABILITATION CENTER, INC

  • BETHLEHEM COMMONS CARE CENTER

  • ABSOLUT CTR FOR NURSING & REHAB THREE RIVERS L L C

  • THE HAMLET REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER AT

  • ONONDAGA CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • BUFFALO COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTER

  • PONTIAC NURSING HOME

  • FISHKILL CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • GREENE MEADOWS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

  • BUFFALO CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING

  • SAPPHIRE NURSING AND REHAB AT GOSHEN

  • FOLTSBROOK CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION

  • NIAGARA REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER

  • TERESIAN HOUSE NURSING HOME CO INC

  • THE GRAND REHABILITATION AND NURSING AT BARNWELL

  • SAFIRE REHABILITATION OF SOUTHTOWN, L L C

  • CAMPBELL HALL REHABILITATION CENTER INC

  • WESLEY GARDENS CORPORATION

  • DR SUSAN SMITH MCKINNEY NURSING AND REHAB CENTER

  • ABSOLUT CTR FOR NURSING & REHAB ORCHARD PARK L L C

  • LIVINGSTON COUNTY CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHAB

  • NEWFANE REHAB & HEALTH CARE CENTER

  • HIGHLAND NURSING HOME INC

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