Nursing home
Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
1235 Pelham Parkway North, Bronx, NY 10469 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 191 certified beds
Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bronx, New York. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.90 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Jan 31, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $9,770In 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 Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 2.90 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.6% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $9,770, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 31, 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 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 31, 2025 · 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 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 3, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 3, 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 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2023 - 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 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 3, 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 3, 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
- 1235 Pelham Parkway North
Bronx, NY 10469 - CMS certification #
- 335347
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 191
- Avg residents/day
- 179.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-02-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation, 3 meals a day, secured outdoor area
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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 respite or short-term stays.
TRANQUIL FAMILY RESPITE LOUNGE & LIBRARY
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We’ll schedule the necessary appointments and transportation, so you can focus on feeling good.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Expect to enjoy three mouthwatering meals daily in an elegant dining hall, served directly from a hot steam table.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Step onto our magnificent, newly renovated patio, with its enclosed garden.
(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 Oct 15, 2017 to Oct 15, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Case 1894756.
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
- Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pelham Parkway Nursing Care & Rehab Facility L L C, Bronx. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Calvary Hospital Chha, Bronx. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 10469 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Cassena Kidney Care At Morningside, Bronx, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Hutchinson River Dialysis, Bronx, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fms-Morris Park, Bronx, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 10469.
Calvary Home Health Agency And Hospice Care, office in Bronx, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Visiting Nurse Association Of Englewood, Inc, office in Englewood, 6.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 9.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx. 2.0 miles away, straight line. 3 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 low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal 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 | 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: 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 Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 2.90 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 191 beds.