Nursing home
Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care
170 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Centers Health Care (35 facilities) · 281 certified beds
Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brooklyn, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.66 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Dec 8, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $9,110In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care compares
This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New York avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.66 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.39 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.2% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 10, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $9,110, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 170 Buffalo Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213 - CMS certification #
- 335178
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 281
- Avg residents/day
- 272.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Centers Health Care (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Centers Health Care
Centers Health Care operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Centers Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cassena Care At Home, Brooklyn. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Ditmas Park Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11213 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bcrd Brooklyn Center For Renal Dialysis, Brooklyn, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Brooklyn Garden Dialysis, Brooklyn, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Doral Dialysis, Brooklyn, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11213.
M J H S Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in New York, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Caring Hospice Services Of New York, LLC, office in Brooklyn, 5.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Griffin Myers Medical PC, Brooklyn. 1.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care staffed?
Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care reports 3.66 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care have?
Brooklyn Center for Rehab and Residential Health Care is certified for 281 beds.