Nursing home
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
835 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 240 certified beds
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brooklyn, New York. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.26 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on May 29, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 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) | 3.26 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.2% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | above 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 9, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 9, 2026
What inspectors found at Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 9, 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 · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 29, 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 · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 27, 2023 - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 27, 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 · Oct 27, 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
- 835 Herkimer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233 - CMS certification #
- 335070
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 240
- Avg residents/day
- 230.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, Brooklyn. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brooklyn CTR for Rehab and Residential Health Care, Brooklyn. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cassena Care At Home, Brooklyn. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Sure Drugs. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11233 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Brooklyn Garden Dialysis, Brooklyn, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Bcrd Brooklyn Center For Renal Dialysis, Brooklyn, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fms-Nephrocare, Brooklyn, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11233.
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
M J H S Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in New York, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Caring Hospice Services Of New York, LLC, office in Brooklyn, 5.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Griffin Myers Medical PC, Brooklyn. 1.4 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 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 Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have?
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 240 beds.