Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home
89-40 135Th Street, Jamaica, NY 11418 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 226 certified beds
Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jamaica, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.49 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Feb 25, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,788In 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 Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home 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) | 3.49 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.97 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 40.5% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 18, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,788, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Feb 25, 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 26, 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 · May 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 26, 2023
Show all 8 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 · May 26, 2023 - 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 · May 26, 2023 - 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 · May 26, 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
- 89-40 135Th Street
Jamaica, NY 11418 - CMS certification #
- 335436
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 226
- Avg residents/day
- 219.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-01-01
- 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 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- 3 meals a day.
A spacious dining room is located on each patient floor, where breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home offers private and semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica. 0.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center T C U, Jamaica. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Emerest Home Health Care Of Long Island, Flushing. 4.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Van Wyck Pharmacy. 0.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11418 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Van Wyck Dialysis, Jamaica, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Island Rehabilitative Services - Kew Gardens Dialysis Center, Kew Gardens, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Jamaica Hillside Dialysis, Jamaica, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11418.
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Vnsny Hospice And Palliative Care, office in New York, 8.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Caring Hospice Services Of New York, LLC, office in Brooklyn, 9.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tjh Medical Services PC, Jamaica. 0.1 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 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 Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home staffed?
Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home reports 3.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home have?
Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home is certified for 226 beds.