Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care
164 11 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11432 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Cassena Care (15 facilities) · 200 certified beds
Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jamaica, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.34 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Sep 19, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,512In 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 Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing 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) | 3.34 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.24 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.03 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.7% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (September 2025)
- Every deficiency from the May 29, 2024 inspection was corrected by June 15, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,512, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care
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 · May 29, 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 · May 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 13, 2022 - 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, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 13, 2022
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
- 164 11 Chapin Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11432 - CMS certification #
- 335336
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 200
- Avg residents/day
- 191.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-11-01
- Chain
- Cassena Care (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Cassena Care
Cassena Care operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Cassena Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation, secured outdoor area
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2017, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care 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.
24/7 Skilled Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative and Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Recognizing the importance of social connections in the healing process, we provide transportation services to facilitate visits from family and friends, ensuring residents maintain vital personal relationships during their stay.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Our beautifully landscaped, fenced-in courtyard offers a peaceful outdoor retreat in the heart of Jamaica Hills.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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.
- Jul 28, 2017: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jun 7, 2022. 2 violations cited (1 serious, 1 willful). Penalties: $142,270 proposed, $12,675 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Details
- Willful: Design and construction of exit routes (1910.36(d)(1)). Penalty $129,336 proposed, $12,675 now. To be fixed by Jan 25, 2018. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Keeping exit routes clear and marked (1910.37(a)(4)). Penalty $12,934 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 25, 2018. Contested by the employer.
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
- Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Chapin Home for the Aging, 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 | See above |
| 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 Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care staffed?
Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care reports 3.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care have?
Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care is certified for 200 beds.