The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SANDS POINT CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
PORT WASHINGTON, NY · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures (5 out of 5) but middling health inspection and staffing ratings (3 out of 5 each). Reported nurse staffing is 3.76 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7571 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 13, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7571.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.05
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.54
- Nurse aides
- 2.17
- Weekend nursing
- 3.17
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.8%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.6%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.2%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
8.8%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
20.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
2.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
89.4%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited August 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 610 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — 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 May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES · 43 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 140.8 residents on an average day (78% of 180 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 54 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.