Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Wartburg Home
1 Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 210 certified beds
The Wartburg Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mount Vernon, New York. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.39 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Jul 28, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Wartburg 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) | 5.39 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.07 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.50 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 14.9% | 40.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 July 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 26, 2025
What inspectors found at The Wartburg 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
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 28, 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 · Jul 28, 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 · Jul 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 20, 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 · Jun 20, 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 · May 17, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 17, 2021 - 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 · May 17, 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
- 1 Wartburg Place
Mount Vernon, NY 10552 - CMS certification #
- 335269
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 210
- Avg residents/day
- 43.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1968-06-07
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Wartburg 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, cottage or villa.
We offer all the comforts of a retirement community on a rental basis – with no entrance fees or long-term commitments – in your choice of townhomes, apartments, and studios.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: none.
We offer all the comforts of a retirement community on a rental basis – with no entrance fees or long-term commitments – in your choice of townhomes, apartments, and studios.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westchester Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Mount Vernon. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Preferred Certified, Mount Vernon. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Klein 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 10552 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Westchester Center For Renal Care, Mount Vernon, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Soundshore Dialysis Center, New Rochelle, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Mount Vernon Dialysis,LLC, Mount Vernon, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 10552.
Calvary Home Health Agency And Hospice Care, office in Bronx, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Jansen Hospice And Palliative Care, office in White Plains, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Westchester, office in White Plains, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mount Sinai School Of Medicine Of New York University, Pelham. 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 The Wartburg Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Wartburg Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Wartburg Home staffed?
The Wartburg Home reports 5.39 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has The Wartburg Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Wartburg Home have?
The Wartburg Home is certified for 210 beds.