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93/100

Excellent

St Mary's Center Inc

516 West 126Th Street, New York, NY 10027

CMS 5/5 stars #2 of 17 in New York County (212) 662-1826
Certified beds
39
Occupancy
92%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on St Mary's Center Inc

St Marys Center is a small nonprofit home in Manhattan, just 39 beds, and its inspection record is the strongest thing about it. Seven deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level, and the last full inspection came in February 2025, so you're looking at recent information rather than something three years stale. The one abuse-related citation is worth asking about directly. Where it gets more mixed is staffing. At 3.10 nurse hours per resident day, it runs about 20% under the national average, and weekends dip another 10% below its own weekday numbers. Turnover sits at 44.8%, essentially the national rate. Small homes can stretch thin, so ask who covers a Saturday night.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing26/30Stability12/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

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

26/30

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

  • →4.98 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.96 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

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

  • →45% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

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

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

Enforcement history

10/10

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

  • →No federal fines 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 day3.10 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.96 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours2.79 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover44.80%
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: February 12, 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 St Mary's Center Inc

What is the ElderGrade for St Mary's Center Inc? +

St Mary's Center Inc holds an ElderGrade of A (93 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 St Mary's Center Inc? +

Residents receive an average of 3.10 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has St Mary's Center Inc 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 St Mary's Center Inc accept Medicaid? +

Yes, St Mary's Center Inc 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.