Nursing home
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center
100 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Staten Island, New York. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.72 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Mar 19, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 13 fines totaling $130,902In CMS records: 13 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute 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) | 2.72 | 3.65 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.73 | 2.18 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 73.9% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above 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 April 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 9, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 13 fines totaling $130,902, 13 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute 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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 19, 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 · Mar 19, 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 · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2024 · 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 · Apr 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2024 · 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 · Apr 16, 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 · Jan 30, 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
- 100 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301 - CMS certification #
- 335273
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 112.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1970-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute 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 hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Our nursing home services include occupational therapy, speech and physical therapy; diets and meals with health (and deliciousness) in mind; intensive care for issues like a tracheostomy, wound care, and pain management; psychiatry and counseling; hospice care; and medical management.
(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 Nov 19, 2017 to Nov 17, 2019. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $98,024 owed to 13 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Verrazano Nursing Home (Verrazano Nursing Inc). Case 1894758.
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.
- Jun 10, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jan 19, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Verrazano Nursing Home.
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
- Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Silver Lake Specialized Rehab and Care Center, Staten Island. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Revival Home Health Care, Staten Island. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- People's Choice Pharmacy NY. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 10301 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Carol Molinaro Dialysis Center, Staten Island, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Richmond Kidney At Home, Staten Island, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Bayonne, Bayonne, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 10301.
Staten Island University Hospital Univ Hospice, office in Staten Island, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vnsny Hospice And Palliative Care, office in New York, 10.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physicians Of University Hospital PC, Staten Island. 1.2 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 low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively high, 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 Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center staffed?
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center reports 2.72 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center have?
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center is certified for 120 beds.