Nursing home
Oxford Nursing Home
144 So Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 235 certified beds
Oxford Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brooklyn, New York. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.70 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Sep 9, 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 Oxford Nursing Home 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) | 3.70 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.59 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.5% | 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 September 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 6, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Oxford Nursing Home
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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 9, 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 · Sep 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 13, 2021 - 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 · Jul 13, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 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
- 144 So Oxford St
Brooklyn, NY 11217 - CMS certification #
- 335163
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 235
- Avg residents/day
- 201.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Oxford Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation, staff speak spanish, french, creole, russian, polish
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Oxford Nursing Home 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.
Our nursing staff is available around the clock, to manage the care of our residents.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative, Comfort and Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation to Medical Appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Staff speak Spanish, French, Creole, Russian, Polish.
Our multi cultural staff speaks numerous languages including: Spanish, French, Creole, Russian and Polish.
(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 25, 2017 to Oct 24, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Oxford Nursing Home Inc (Oxford Nursing Home Inc.). Case 1894749.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 23, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed May 24, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Oxford Nursing Home INC.
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
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus, Brooklyn. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hopkins Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Brooklyn. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Your Choice At Home, Inc, Brooklyn. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- True Care Pharmacy. 0.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11217 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Degraw Street, Brooklyn, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Brooklyn Hospital Center Ii, Brooklyn, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11217.
M J H S Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in New York, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Vnsny Hospice And Palliative Care, office in New York, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of New York, LLC, office in Long Island City, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Metro Community Health Centers Inc, Brooklyn. 0.5 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 relatively 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 | 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 Oxford Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Oxford Nursing Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Oxford Nursing Home staffed?
Oxford Nursing Home reports 3.70 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Oxford Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Oxford Nursing Home have?
Oxford Nursing Home is certified for 235 beds.