Nursing home
Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care
50 Sheffield Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Centers Health Care (35 facilities) · 225 certified beds
Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brooklyn, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.54 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Aug 7, 2023 cited 12 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and 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) | 3.54 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.34 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.5% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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 June 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 31, 2025
What inspectors found at Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 6, 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 · Jun 6, 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 · Aug 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 7, 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 · Aug 7, 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
- 50 Sheffield Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207 - CMS certification #
- 335703
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 225
- Avg residents/day
- 220.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-01-01
- 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 →
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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. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Brooklyn. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cassena Care At Home, Brooklyn. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Umamah-Pitkin Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11207 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bushwick Center For Renal Dialysis, LLC, Brooklyn, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Doral Dialysis, Brooklyn, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita East New York Dialysis, Brooklyn, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11207.
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Caring Hospice Services Of New York, LLC, office in Brooklyn, 5.6 miles away, straight line
M J H S Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in New York, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Griffin Myers Medical PC, Brooklyn. 0.6 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 very 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 Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care staffed?
Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care reports 3.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care have?
Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care is certified for 225 beds.