Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond
273 Moriches Road, St James, NY 11780 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Carerite Centers (34 facilities) · 252 certified beds
Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond is a Medicare-certified nursing home in St James, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Jan 14, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond 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) | 3.27 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.6% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 25, 2025
What inspectors found at Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond
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
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 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 13, 2023 - 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 · Jul 13, 2023
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 · Jul 13, 2023 - 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 · Jul 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 13, 2021 - 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 13, 2021 - 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 13, 2021 - 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 · May 13, 2021
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
- 273 Moriches Road
St James, NY 11780 - CMS certification #
- 335739
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 252
- Avg residents/day
- 238.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-08-21
- Chain
- Carerite Centers (34 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Carerite Centers
Carerite Centers operates 34 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Carerite Centers facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2021
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: semi-private room.
Our bright and airy private and semi-private accommodations are beautifully appointed and well-furnished.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 5, 2021 to May 3, 2023. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Luxor Nursing And Rehab (S&J Operational LLC). Case 1980711.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St James Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, St James. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Hauppauge. 5.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Duane Reade. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11780 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Smithtown Dialysis, Smithtown, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci - Stony Brook Kidney Center, East Setauket, 3.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
St. Catherine Of Siena Hospital, Smithtown, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11780.
Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc, office in East Northport, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Care Of Long Island, Queens, South Shore, office in Woodbury, 17.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Good Shepherd Hospice, office in Farmingdale, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation, Stony Brook. 2.0 miles away, straight line. 8 geriatric medicine doctors 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond a good nursing home?
CMS gives Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond staffed?
Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond have?
Luxor Nursing and Rehabilitation at Mills Pond is certified for 252 beds.