Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Chapin Home for the Aging
165 01 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11432 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 220 certified beds
Chapin Home for the Aging is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jamaica, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.56 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Sep 10, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chapin Home for the Aging 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) | 3.56 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.9% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 Chapin Home for the Aging
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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · 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 · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 10, 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 · Jul 5, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2019
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · Oct 1, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2019 - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 1, 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
- 165 01 Chapin Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11432 - CMS certification #
- 335631
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 220
- Avg residents/day
- 136.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-02-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chapin Home for the Aging says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
At our nursing home, whether you’re in need of short-term rehabilitation following acute illness or injury or long-term support for dementia, Alzheimer’s or medical needs which require 24/7 nursing care, Chapin Home can help.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Highland Care Center, Jamaica. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Emerest Home Health Care Of Long Island, Flushing. 4.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Estates 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 11432 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Jamaica Hillside Dialysis, Jamaica, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Freedom Center Of Queens, Fresh Meadows, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fms-South Queens Dialysis Center, Jamaica, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11432.
Comprehensive Comm Hospice Of Parker Jewish Inst, office in New Hyde Park, 5.3 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Calvary Home Health Agency And Hospice Care, office in Bronx, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mohammad Rahman, MD, Jamaica. 0.2 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 Chapin Home for the Aging a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chapin Home for the Aging an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chapin Home for the Aging staffed?
Chapin Home for the Aging reports 3.56 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Chapin Home for the Aging had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chapin Home for the Aging have?
Chapin Home for the Aging is certified for 220 beds.