Nursing home
Lawrence Nursing Care Center
350 Beach 54Th Street, Arverne, NY 11692 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 200 certified beds
Lawrence Nursing Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Arverne, New York. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.43 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Jan 22, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lawrence Nursing Care 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) | 2.43 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.57 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 40.5% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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 January 22, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Lawrence Nursing Care 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
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 22, 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 · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 350 Beach 54Th Street
Arverne, NY 11692 - CMS certification #
- 335415
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 200
- Avg residents/day
- 198.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-06-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 1 violation cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone 1; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
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.
- Jan 27, 2022: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 25, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Lawrence Nursing Care Center INC.
Details
- Other than serious: COVID-19 rule for healthcare settings (1910.502(q)(2)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022.
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
- St John'S Episcopal Hospital At South Shore, Far Rockaway. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rockaway Care Center, Far Rockaway. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Americare Certified Special Services, Inc Chha, Brooklyn. 6.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11692 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Cassena Kidney Care At Peninsula, Far Rockaway, 0.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Rockaway Dialysis, Far Rockaway, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Marjorie Basser Dialysis Center, Far Rockaway, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11692.
Caring Hospice Services Of New York, LLC, office in Brooklyn, 8.1 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 13.1 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, 14.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Peninsula Medical Care PLLC, Rockaway Park. 2.9 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone 1 on the New York City hurricane evacuation zones. (NYC Emergency Management, map updated May 8, 2025)
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. Base flood elevation 8 Feet NGVD29. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, 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 | See above | |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lawrence Nursing Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lawrence Nursing Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lawrence Nursing Care Center staffed?
Lawrence Nursing Care Center reports 2.43 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Lawrence Nursing Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lawrence Nursing Care Center have?
Lawrence Nursing Care Center is certified for 200 beds.