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64/100

Average

Hempstead Park Nursing Home

800 Front Street, Hempstead, NY 11550

CMS 2/5 stars #35 of 36 in Nassau County (516) 705-9700
Certified beds
251
Occupancy
96%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • $15,445 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Hempstead Park Nursing Home

Hempstead Park runs 251 certified beds under individual for-profit ownership, and its staffing is the first thing that stands out: 3.11 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 20% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 11% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is genuinely better than average at 28.9% against 45.8% nationally, so the people who stay seem to stay. The concern is the record itself, 30 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus a $15,445 fine, with the most recent inspection in August 2025. Quality measures score well; the staffing and inspection sides don't.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

8/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.21 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.35 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 11% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →29% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$15,445 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.11 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.35 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.75 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover28.90%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 5, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Hempstead Park Nursing Home

What is the ElderGrade for Hempstead Park Nursing Home? +

Hempstead Park Nursing Home holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Hempstead Park Nursing Home? +

Residents receive an average of 3.11 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Hempstead Park Nursing Home been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Hempstead Park Nursing Home accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Hempstead Park Nursing Home is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.