Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center
15 Spring Valley Road, Ossining, NY 10562 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 122 certified beds
Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ossining, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 9.66 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 2023 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab 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) | 9.66 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.62 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.90 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.7% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 20, 2025
What inspectors found at Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab 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
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 9, 2023
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 9, 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
- 15 Spring Valley Road
Ossining, NY 10562 - CMS certification #
- 335667
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 122
- Avg residents/day
- 121.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-11-07
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2006
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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 1, 2006 to Sep 30, 2008. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $7,775 owed to 43 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: St. Mary's Rehabilitation Center for Children. Case 1473505.
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.
- May 12, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 22, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Msaf Group LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Aug 6, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 15, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $12,145 proposed, $6,073 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Msaf Group LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $12,145 proposed, $6,073 now. To be fixed by Nov 19, 2020.
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
- Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow. 6.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bethel Nursing Home Company INC, Ossining. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Datahr Home Health Care, Inc, Mount Kisco. 6.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 10562 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci - Yorktown Akc, Yorktown Heights, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Of Valley Cottage, Valley Cottage, 7.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Clinic Inc, Hawthorne, Hawthorne, 7.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 10562.
United Hospice, office in New City, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Westchester, office in White Plains, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Jansen Hospice And Palliative Care, office in White Plains, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- North Shore-Lij Medical PC, Sleepy Hollow. 6.3 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center staffed?
Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center reports 9.66 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center have?
Sunshine Children's Home and Rehab Center is certified for 122 beds.