Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing
340 East Montauk Highway, East Islip, NY 11730 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Paragon Healthnet (11 facilities) · 160 certified beds
Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Islip, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.26 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Sep 9, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing 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) | 4.26 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.7% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 September 9, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 28, 2025
What inspectors found at Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing
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
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · 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 · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2024 · 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 · Oct 5, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 5, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 5, 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
- 340 East Montauk Highway
East Islip, NY 11730 - CMS certification #
- 335401
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 140.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-10-25
- Chain
- Paragon Healthnet (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Paragon Healthnet
Paragon Healthnet operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Paragon Healthnet facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Diabetes care
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone D
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
At Momentum, all of our residents enjoy superlative amenities, including many comfortable, spacious private rooms, a full entertainment package, innovative dining options, and spa-like care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital, Bay Shore. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, Oakdale. 3.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Suffolk Co Doh Svs Bur Of Pub Hlth Nursing Chha, Great River. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- 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 11730 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita East Islip Dialysis, East Islip, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care - Bay Shore, Bay Shore, 3.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Hauppauge Dialysis Center, Hauppauge, 5.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11730.
Nyu Langone Hospital - Suffolk Hospice, office in Patchogue, 8.5 miles away, straight line
Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc, office in East Northport, 12.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Good Shepherd Hospice, office in Farmingdale, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Nasera Arif, Brentwood. 5.4 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 D on the Suffolk County hurricane evacuation zones. (FEMA Region 2 / Suffolk County, map updated May 30, 2023)
- 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 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing 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 Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing staffed?
Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing reports 4.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing have?
Momentum at South Bay for Rehab and Nursing is certified for 160 beds.