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54/100

Below average

Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center

100 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301

CMS 2/5 stars #10 of 10 in Richmond County (718) 273-1300
Certified beds
120
Occupancy
94%
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.

  • $130,902 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 13 penalty action(s).

Our read on Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center

Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center runs on 2.68 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a third less than the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 10% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 58.3%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents are changing often. The current record shows 17 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, plus 13 fines totaling $130,902. Inspectors were last on site in March 2025. Corporate-owned and 120 beds, this is a home where the inspection and quality scores look steadier than the daily staffing picture underneath them.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability5/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement2/10

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.

  • →3.2 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.46 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

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

  • →58% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

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

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

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

  • →$130,902 in federal fines across 13 action(s)

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 day2.68 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.46 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours2.42 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover58.30%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: March 19, 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 Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center

What is the ElderGrade for Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center? +

Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below 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 Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center? +

Residents receive an average of 2.68 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center 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 Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Verrazano Nursing And Post-Acute Center 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.