Rockaway Care Center
For profit - Individual · 353 Beach 48 Th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 · See home’s Medicare page
3.35
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 3.7
40.9%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 40.3%
228
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
206
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
Michael Melnicke (100%) since Jun, 2008
Indirect owners
No indirect owner information
Managerial control
Avrom Sirkis since Jul, 2018
Managing employee(s)
No information available
5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest
Sterling National Bank since May, 2017
W 2 Managing Employee
Rosalie Jaffa since Feb, 2018
Corporate Officer
Avrom Sirkis since Jul, 2018
Inspection Reports
Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
32
total deficiencies
3
infection-related deficiencies
This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to:
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0604
Failure to:
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to:
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
Failure to:
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0756
Failure to:
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
Environmental Deficiency — F0908
Failure to:
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0730
Failure to:
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0759
Failure to:
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0814
Failure to:
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Administration Deficiency — F0838
Failure to:
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to:
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0725
Failure to:
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0692
Failure to:
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0695
Failure to:
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Rights Deficiency — F0557
Failure to:
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Administration Deficiency — F0865
Failure to:
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
Failure to:
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0742
Failure to:
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0657
Failure to:
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0711
Failure to:
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0604
Failure to:
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0806
Failure to:
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
Failure to:
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Administration Deficiency — F0849
Failure to:
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to:
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
Failure to:
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0700
Failure to:
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Rights Deficiency — F0558
Failure to:
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0641
Failure to:
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to:
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0686
Failure to:
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to:
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
Penalties
A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
$135K
total fines
Apr 25, 2025
$135,193 fine