Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center
48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Infinite Care (20 facilities) · 240 certified beds
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brooklyn, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.47 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Feb 28, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing 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) | 3.47 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.2% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing 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
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2024 · 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 · Feb 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2021 - 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 21, 2021
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 21, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 13, 2019 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 13, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 13, 2019 - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 13, 2019 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 13, 2019
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
- 48 Cedar Street
Brooklyn, NY 11221 - CMS certification #
- 335826
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 240
- Avg residents/day
- 229.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2001-03-09
- Chain
- Infinite Care (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Infinite Care
Infinite Care operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Infinite 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
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, 6 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 23, 2018: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 4, 2022. 6 violations cited (5 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $27,716 proposed, $12,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Buena Vida Corp.
Details
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(c)(1)). Penalty $7,391 proposed, $4,435 now. To be fixed by Sep 10, 2018.
- Serious: Lockout of equipment during maintenance (1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(d)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 31, 2018.
- Serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(b)(7)(iv)). Penalty $5,543 proposed, $3,130 now.
- Serious: Electrical wiring and grounding (1910.304(g)(5)). Penalty $7,391 proposed, $4,435 now.
- Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(1)(i)). Penalty $5,543 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 31, 2018.
- Other than serious: Injury and illness log forms (OSHA 300 and 301) (1904.29(b)(2)). Penalty $1,848 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 10, 2018.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, Brooklyn. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cassena Care At Home, Brooklyn. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Mishkin's Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11221 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Williamsburg Dialysis Center, Brooklyn, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Atlantic Dms - Ridgewood Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Greenpoint Dialysis, Brooklyn, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11221.
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 3.2 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, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Vnsny Hospice And Palliative Care, office in New York, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prashanta Panta, MD, Brooklyn. 2.0 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center staffed?
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center reports 3.47 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center have?
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center is certified for 240 beds.