Nursing home report
Registered name: Far Rockaway Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Far Rockaway, NY · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
Far Rockaway Center has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures but weaker staffing at 2 out of 5 stars and nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (2.84 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). Its health inspection rating is 3 out of 5 stars, it had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included resident safety/cleanliness, PASARR screening, and care planning.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.8372 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.8372.
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 home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — 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 April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
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 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Far Rockaway Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, previously Far Rockaway Nursing Home.
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.
