The 10 Worst Nursing Homes in New York

  Worst Nursing Homes in New York By City

Every city in New York has its own set of challenges and standards when it comes to nursing home care. To help you find the information most relevant to your location, we've compiled city-specific rankings of the worst-rated nursing homes. Click on the links below to explore the detailed lists for each city.

Worst Nursing Homes in New York

• The New Jewish Home, Manhattan (61)
• Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (2025-01-06)
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2025-01-06)
• Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Ctr (60)
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2024-06-19)
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2024-06-19)
• Isabella Geriatric Center Inc (46.667)
• Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (2024-06-01)
• Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (2024-06-01)
• Harlem Ctr For Nursing and Rehabilitation, L L C (37.333)
• Use approved construction type or materials. (2023-05-22)
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (2023-05-11)
• Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center (34.667)
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2024-12-23)
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (2024-12-23)
• The Riverside (29.333)
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-01-16)
• Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. (2025-01-16)
• Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Inc (17.333)
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2024-01-12)
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2024-01-12)
• New Gouverneur Hospital S N F (17.333)
• Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. (2025-02-15)
• Install proper backup exit lighting. (2025-02-15)
• Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (14)
• Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. (2024-03-20)
• 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. (2024-03-20)
• Fort Tryon Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing (14)
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (2024-08-19)
• Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (2024-08-19)

Worst Nursing Homes in Brooklyn

• Avenue at Brooklyn (208.4)
• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. (2025-03-14)
• Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. (2025-03-07)
• Brooklyn-Queens Nursing Home (77)
• Install proper backup exit lighting. (2024-11-08)
• Use approved construction type or materials. (2024-11-08)
• Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home (73.333)
• Use approved construction type or materials. (2025-03-18)
• Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. (2025-03-08)
• The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center (64.333)
• 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. (2023-09-18)
• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. (2023-09-14)
• Brooklyn Ctr For Rehab and Residential Health Care (59.333)
• Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. (2023-11-30)
• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (2023-11-30)
• Bushwick Center For Rehabilitation and Health Care (51.333)
• Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel. (2023-10-25)
• Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. (2023-10-25)
• Crown Heights Center For Nursing and Rehab (48.667)
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (2025-02-19)
• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (2025-02-19)
• Oxford Nursing Home (48)
• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. (2023-11-30)
• Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. (2023-11-30)
• Schulman and Schachne Inst For Nursing and Rehab (45.333)
• Install proper backup exit lighting. (2024-09-01)
• Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements. (2024-09-01)
• New York Congregational Nursing Center (42.667)
• Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. (2023-11-15)
• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. (2023-11-15)

Worst Nursing Homes in Queens

Worst Nursing Homes in Manhattan

• Via Christi Village Manhattan, Inc (79)
• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. (2024-12-05)
• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. (2024-12-05)
• Stoneybrook Retirement Community (58)
• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. (2024-08-16)
• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. (2024-08-07)
• Meadowlark Hills (46.667)
• Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (2024-08-30)
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (2023-09-01)
• Henry J Carter Skilled Nursing Facility (16)
• Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. (2024-03-22)
• 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. (2024-03-22)

Worst Nursing Homes in Bronx

• Grand Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (141.167)
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-01-20)
• Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (2025-01-20)
• Hudson Pointe at Riverdale Ctr For Nursing and Rehab (64.333)
• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. (2024-10-02)
• Install proper backup exit lighting. (2024-10-02)
• Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (64)
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (2025-03-31)
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2024-05-05)
• Mosholu Parkway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (60.667)
• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. (2024-10-29)
• Provide properly protected cooking facilities. (2024-10-25)
• Schervier Nursing Care Center (54)
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2023-11-20)
• Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. (2023-11-20)
• Casa Promesa (50.667)
• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. (2025-02-13)
• Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. (2025-02-13)
• Hope Center For H I V and Nursing Care (50)
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2024-12-05)
• Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. (2024-12-05)
• St Vincent Depaul Residence (48)
• Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. (2025-03-07)
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2025-02-07)
• Laconia Nursing Home (45.333)
• Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency. (2024-03-21)
• Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (2024-03-21)
• Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehab Facility L L C (44)
• Use approved construction type or materials. (2023-08-22)
• Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. (2023-08-18)

  Related Lists and Resources

While it's important to be aware of the lowest-rated facilities, we also provide resources to help you find the best care available. Check out our other lists to find top-rated nursing homes and facilities that excel in specific areas.

• Best Nursing Homes in New York
• Analysis of Nursing Homes in New York

  Making Informed Decisions

Understanding our rankings and how they are derived can empower you to make better choices for your loved ones. Remember, a low rating in one area doesn't necessarily mean a facility is entirely unsuitable; it's a starting point for further investigation.

  Tips for Evaluating Nursing Homes in New York:

• Schedule visits to potential facilities
• Speak with staff and residents
• Review recent inspection reports
• Consider the specific needs of your loved one

Disclaimer: NursingHomeDatabase.com does not have a relationship, either commercial or otherwise, with any of the skilled nursing facilities referred to on this site. This is an independent resource that tries to make more and better information available to the public.

  More Resources for Families

Navigating the world of nursing home care can be overwhelming. Here are some resources to help you make the best decisions for your family:

• The Role of Family in Nursing Home Care
• Navigating Medicaid for Nursing Home Care
• How to Handle a Nursing Home Discharge
• Understanding Nursing Home Ratings and What They Mean
• Questions to Ask During a Nursing Home Visit

  How We Compile Nursing Home Ratings in New York

Every month, we rank all of the skilled nursing facilities in New York. These rankings are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid measures ("CMS"), including the CMS 5-Star Rating System and the Health Inspection Scores. The list of the Worst Skilled Nursing Facilities in New York is based on the weighted overall health inspection score which is a composite of CMS's three most recent skilled nursing home inspection scores weighted to give the most recent inspection more importance.

The CMS 5-Star Rating System rates skilled nursing facilities from one to five stars, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. The rating system also rates New York nursing homes across five different dimensions including overall rating, health inspection rating, quality measures rating, overall staffing rating, and RN staffing rating (RN is an acronym for Registered Nurse).

In addition to the 5-Star Rating System, CMS provides numerical metrics that summarize:

• Health Inspection Domain. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys for each nursing home, results from any complaint investigations during the most recent three-year period, and any repeat revisits needed to verify that required corrections have brought the facility back into compliance. CMS calculates a weighted deficiency score based on points assigned to health deficiencies identified in each active provider’s current health inspection survey and the two prior surveys (including revisits), as well as deficiency findings from the most recent three years of complaint investigations. More recent surveys are weighted more heavily than older surveys: the most recent period (cycle 1) is assigned a weighting factor of 1/2, the previous period (cycle 2) has a weighting factor of 1/3, and the second prior survey (cycle 3) has a weighting factor of 1/6. The weighted time period scores are then summed to create the survey score for each facility.
• Staffing Domain. Using multiple reporting methods, CMS calculates the amount of time that the nursing staff spends with residents. This is measured across multiple dimensions, one each for three different levels of nursing, including Registered Nurses (“RNs”), Licensed Practical Nurses (“LPNs”), and Certified Nursing Assistants (“CNAs”), plus one metric that totals all contributions. These metrics are expressed in hours per resident per day. CMS also provides state-level and national averages for the metrics to allow for additional comparisons.
• Quality Measures Domain. A set of quality measures (QMs) has been developed from MDS-based indicators to describe the quality of care provided in nursing homes. These measures address a broad range of functioning and health status in multiple care areas. The facility rating for the QM domain is based on performance on a subset of 11 (out of 18) of the QMs. Ratings for the QM domain are calculated using the three most recent quarters for which data are available. This time period specification was selected to increase the number of assessments available for calculating the QM rating, increasing the stability of estimates and reducing the number of facilities that do not have enough data to report QM ratings.
• Abuse Flag. Abuse is always a concern in skilled nursing facilities. To highlight the issue, CMS has extracted this feature as its own flag. Facilities with an actual abuse event or where the potential for abuse has been shown for the past two years are flagged. The Health Inspection Score is capped at 2-stars for nursing homes that have been flagged for abuse.

Skilled nursing facilities that are new and do not have at least two surveys completed are not rated by CMS. These facilities may have health inspection scores that can be used to evaluate the facility.

One complication in New York nursing home inspections is the COVID-19 pandemic. Although inspections should be performed every 12 months, COVID has decreased this frequency. While CMS admits that only in “rare cases” do these inspections increase to 15 months, our analysis suggests that this time frame may be even longer. This report shows that the time between inspections is now just under 500 days (more than sixteen months). There are now hundreds of skilled nursing homes in the United States that have not been inspected in more than 24 months. This list shows the skilled nursing homes with the longest period since being inspected. According to the CMS data, these homes have not been inspected since 2018!