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What New York State Nursing Home Inspections Reveal About Resident Care: Nassau County

  • Writer: Brett Leitner
    Brett Leitner
  • Oct 26
  • 4 min read

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Nursing Home Inspection Results in Nassau County, NY (2025): What Families Should Know About Care Quality and Safety


Introduction


Families across Nassau County rely on nursing homes to care for aging parents and loved ones. But inspection results from 2024–2025 show troubling gaps in resident safety, care quality, and staffing compliance. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) report that several Long Island facilities have received fines, repeated citations, and low star ratings for substandard care and inadequate infection control.


According to ProPublica’s Nursing Home Inspect tool, five Nassau facilities currently have serious deficiencies and twenty-five have infection-related violations. This blog helps families understand what those findings mean—and how to research facilities before choosing one.


How Nursing Home Inspections Work in New York


New York nursing homes undergo unannounced inspections every 9–15 months to assess compliance with both federal and state standards. Inspectors review areas including:


  • Resident rights and dignity

  • Staffing and supervision

  • Infection control and medication management

  • Fire, life-safety, and emergency protocols

  • Abuse prevention and reporting


Facilities receiving citations for “Actual Harm” or “Immediate Jeopardy” must correct deficiencies immediately and may face administrative fines. Learn more from About Nursing Home Inspections – NYSDOH.


Nursing Homes with Recent Enforcement Actions (2024–2025)


Between September 2024 and August 2025, multiple Long Island and Nassau County nursing homes received penalties or were investigated for endangering residents.

Key cases include:


  • Maria Regina Rehabilitation and Nursing (Brentwood) – Violations for failing to protect a dementia patient who ingested a hazardous substance (source).

  • Hempstead Park Nursing Home (Hempstead) – Cited after a resident went missing for over twenty hours despite being listed as “checked every 15 minutes.”

  • Medford Multicare Center for Living (Medford) – Nearly $140,000 in fines for failing to investigate sexual misconduct allegations.

  • Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (Woodbury) – Fined $118,000 for abuse-reporting failures (source).


These cases underline systemic oversight problems that continue to endanger residents across Long Island.


Facility Ratings and Inspection Results in Nassau County


Below are links to official NYSDOH profiles for prominent Nassau County nursing homes. Each profile includes inspection summaries, complaint histories, enforcement actions, and quality scores.



Nassau County & Long Island Nursing Homes (DOH Profiles)




The Nassau Rehabilitation & Nursing Center currently has a 2-star overall CMS rating and 1-star staffing rating according to Medicare Care Compare. NYSDOH data show 12 standard health citations and 9 life-safety violations between 2018–2022—though none involved “actual harm” findings.


By contrast, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in East Meadow has been repeatedly cited for infection prevention lapses, medication handling errors, and supervision failures.


Common Deficiency Categories


Across Nassau County, the most frequent violations involve:



Each of these deficiencies increases the likelihood of neglect, dehydration, falls, or pressure sores—conditions commonly at the center of personal injury and wrongful death claims.


How to Verify a Nursing Home’s Record Yourself


The NYS Health Profiles website allows families to search and compare facilities directly at


To check a facility’s record:


  1. Search by region or facility name.

  2. Review the “Inspections” and “Complaints” tabs for deficiencies and enforcement notes.

  3. Examine whether the facility has received fines or Enforcement Actions in the past year.

  4. Compare results to federal Medicare Care Compare ratings.


How to File a Complaint


If you suspect neglect or abuse, contact the New York State DOH Nursing Home Complaint Program:



Complaints are reviewed confidentially by the Centralized Complaint Intake Unit, which can investigate regulatory violations or safety hazards.


What to Do If Your Loved One Has Been Harmed


If your family member suffered unexplained injuries, neglect, or abuse in a Nassau County nursing home:


  • Seek immediate medical attention.

  • Document visible injuries and facility conditions.

  • Request copies of all care notes, incident reports, and communication records.

  • Contact an attorney experienced in New York nursing home neglect litigation


Your legal team can investigate DOH and CMS findings and pursue damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and wrongful death under state law.


Conclusion


Nursing home inspections reflect more than compliance—they reveal whether a facility truly protects its residents. The 2025 Nassau County inspection results show wide variation: while some centers maintain strong compliance, others repeatedly fail to address life-threatening hazards.


If your loved one experienced neglect or mistreatment in a Long Island or Nassau County facility, Leitner Warywoda can help your family demand accountability and safer care standards.


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