Nursing home report
Registered name: Buena Vida Rehab And Nursing Center
Brooklyn, NY · Medicare-certified · 240 beds
Buena Vida Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for quality measures, and 3 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 3.21 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included infection prevention, feeding-tube care, and timely reporting of suspected abuse or neglect.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.213 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.213.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited December 2021 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited December 2021 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, previously Buena Vida Continuing Care & Rehabilitation Center.
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
