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Key Takeaways
- Facilities In State: 596
- State Average Score: 66.7
- Highest Rated Homes Shown: 15
- Zero Deficiency Honor Roll Homes: 267
- Strong Safety Record Homes: 55
Overview
New York's 596 nursing homes average 66.7 on the Care Safety Score. The homes below rank highest on CMS safety signals — inspections, staffing, complaints, and enforcement. This page also highlights 267 homes with no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the past 12 months of available data. No score guarantees safety, so always tour in person.
Data reflects CMS records as of 2026-04-23.
Highest Rated Nursing Homes
| Facility | City | Beds | Care Safety Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blythedale Children's Hospital | Valhalla | 24 | 100 | Strong safety record |
| Msaf Group Llc | Ossining | 122 | 99 | Strong safety record |
| New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation | Brooklyn | 320 | 95 | Strong safety record |
| State Of New York Comptrollers Office | Stonybrook | 350 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| Mcauley Residence | Kenmore | 160 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| Active Retirement Community, Inc. | South Setauket | 60 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| State Of New York Comptrollers Office | West Haverstraw | 25 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| State Of New York Comptrollers Office | West Haverstraw | 24 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| South Nassau Communities Hospital | Oceanside | 20 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| Suny Health Science Center At Syracuse | Syracuse | 20 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| The Bethel Methodist Home | Valhalla | 20 | 93 | Strong safety record |
| Ditmas Park Rehabilitation & Care Center Llc | Brooklyn | 200 | 92 | Strong safety record |
| Montclair Care Center Inc | Glen Cove | 102 | 92 | Strong safety record |
| Peconic Landing At Southold Inc | Greenport | 66 | 92 | Strong safety record |
| New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation | Roosevelt Island | 815 | 91 | Strong safety record |
Zero Deficiency Honor Roll
| Facility | City | Beds | Care Safety Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation | Brooklyn | 320 | 95 |
| State Of New York Comptrollers Office | Stonybrook | 350 | 93 |
| Mcauley Residence | Kenmore | 160 | 93 |
| Ditmas Park Rehabilitation & Care Center Llc | Brooklyn | 200 | 92 |
| Montclair Care Center Inc | Glen Cove | 102 | 92 |
| Peconic Landing At Southold Inc | Greenport | 66 | 92 |
| United Home For Aged Hebrews | New Rochelle | 294 | 91 |
| New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation | New York | 295 | 90 |
| Sprain Brook Manor Rehab, Llc | Scarsdale | 121 | 90 |
| Maplewood Nursing Home Inc | Webster | 74 | 90 |
| Jopal Bronx, Llc | Bronx | 524 | 89 |
| County Of Chemung | Elmira | 200 | 89 |
| New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation | Staten Island | 304 | 88 |
| Northwell Health Stern Family Center For Rehabilitation | Manhasset | 256 | 88 |
| Williamsburg Services Llc | Brooklyn | 200 | 88 |
State Overview
| Nursing Homes | Average Safety Score | Strong Safety Record Homes | Zero Deficiency Honor Roll | Special Focus Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 596 | 66.7 | 55 | 267 | 18 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the highest-rated nursing homes in New York?
- The facilities at the top of the table on this page earned the highest Care Safety Scores in New York — a 0–100 measure built from CMS health inspections, payroll-based staffing, complaint volume, and federal enforcement actions. Treat the ranking as a starting shortlist, then tour each home and review its full record before deciding.
- Does a high Care Safety Score guarantee a nursing home is safe?
- No. The score reflects recent federal data, but staffing and management can change and no rating can guarantee future care. Use it to compare facilities and narrow your list, not as a final verdict.
- How many nursing homes are in New York?
- CMS data covers 596 Medicare-certified nursing homes in New York, with an average Care Safety Score of 66.7. 267 of them had no CMS health deficiencies recorded in the most recent 12 months of available inspection data.
- What is the Care Safety Score?
- A single 0–100 number that combines a facility's CMS health-inspection citations, payroll-based staffing levels, resident complaint volume, and federal enforcement actions, so families can compare homes on safety at a glance.
- What should I ask when touring a nursing home in New York?
- Ask about real registered-nurse coverage on nights and weekends, what the most recent inspection found and how each citation was fixed, any fines and what changed because of them, and how complaints are handled. Our guide to the questions to ask when touring a nursing home walks through each one.
How to Read This
- Care Safety score
- A 0–100 score we calculate from CMS inspection history, staffing data, citation patterns, and complaint summaries. Higher is better. We group facilities into bands: Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor.
- Special Focus Facility (SFF)
- A federal designation for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues. CMS inspects them about twice as often. SFF Candidates are facilities at risk of being added to the SFF list.
Data source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Data as of 2026-04-23.
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