All 12 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Far Rockaway,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Beacon Rehabilitation And Nursing Center runs 120 beds in Far Rockaway under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.29 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 15% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 8% below its own weekday numbers, a gap families often feel because that's when visits happen.
What stands out in the other direction is turnover: 13.2%, against a national average of 45.8%. That kind of stability usually means familiar faces, and it may help explain the 5/5 quality measure rating despite a 3/5 on health inspections. The current record shows 15 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse. One fine, $8,512. Last inspected January 2026.
Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center runs 200 certified beds in Far Rockaway under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.51 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop roughly 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit.
The current record shows 16 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, plus a $9,318 fine. Annual turnover of 40% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure. Last inspection was July 2025. The two-star inspection and staffing ratings alongside a four-star quality measure score tell you the clinical tracking looks better on paper than the day-to-day coverage suggests.
Premier Nsg & Rehab Center Of Far Rockaway runs 183 beds in Queens, owned by an individual for profit, and its 3.13 nurse staffing hours per resident day sit roughly 19 percent under the national average. Weekends drop about 13 percent below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Turnover is the counterweight: 28.6 percent against a national 45.8 means the aide or nurse you meet is likelier to still be there next year. Seventeen deficiencies sit on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in March 2025.
Oceanview runs lean on nursing hours, 2.72 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a third less hands-on time, with weekends slightly thinner than weekdays. That staffing level earned two stars from CMS, and the inspection record shows 23 deficiencies, three tied to abuse, though none rose to actual harm or jeopardy. Turnover sits at 38.7%, better than the national 45.8%, so the staff who are there tend to stay. The quality measures score five stars, which tells you residents' clinical outcomes look good on paper even as the daily coverage lags.
Far Rockaway Center runs a hundred certified beds as a for-profit LLC, and its numbers tell a mixed story worth untangling. The quality measure rating sits at the top of the scale, and there are no deficiencies flagged at the harm or jeopardy level and none tied to abuse, that's the reassuring part. But nurse staffing comes in at 2.84 hours per resident day, roughly 27% under the national average, and weekends dip about 9% below the home's own weekday coverage. Turnover is 41.8%, actually a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. Twenty-five deficiencies sit on the current record, with the most recent inspection in April 2026. Ask about weekend nursing coverage specifically.
Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 200-bed for-profit home in Far Rockaway where the day-to-day numbers tell two different stories. Nurses provide 3.28 hours of care per resident per day, about 15% under the national average, and staffing thins out further on weekends, roughly 11% below the home's own weekday level. Turnover sits at 39.8%, a bit better than the national 45.8%.
The trouble shows up in inspections: 16 deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus an $81,387 fine. The last inspection was July 2024. Resident outcome measures look strong on paper, but a record with harm-level and abuse citations is the part worth asking about directly.
Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center runs 120 certified beds in Far Rockaway as a nonprofit corporation. Nurse staffing sits at 3.28 hours per resident day, roughly 15 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 8 percent below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit.
What stands out favorably is turnover: 22.4 percent versus a national average of 45.8 percent, meaning aides and nurses largely stay put, which matters for residents who need consistent hands. The record shows 13 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related.
The last inspection was March 2026, so the picture is recent. Quality measure scores come in at 2 out of 5 stars, which is where the weaker numbers cluster.
Brookhaven runs 298 beds in Far Rockaway under individual for-profit ownership, and its numbers pull in different directions. Nurse staffing sits at 3.34 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, and weekends drop about 9% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover is 39.8%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure. The current record shows 25 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but five tied to abuse. Inspectors last visited in March 2024, and the health inspection rating sits at 2 out of 5.
Beach Gardens runs 3.11 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth below the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 26.9%, well under the national 45.8%, which suggests a steadier crew than most homes even with fewer hands on shift. The current record shows 12 deficiencies, four of them abuse-related, though none reached the harm or jeopardy level, and the last inspection was August 2025. Quality measures score mid-range while inspection and staffing both come in at 2 of 5 stars.
Haven Manor runs on 1.67 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, which is roughly 57% below the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, with staffing about 18% lower than the home's own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover of 27.3% is actually better than the national 45.8%, meaning the staff who are there tend to stay, there just aren't enough of them. The current record shows 19 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but four tied to abuse, and the last inspection was in November 2023. For-profit, limited liability ownership, 240 beds.
West Lawrence Care Center runs on thin staffing. At 2.55 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits roughly a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 8% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. The current record shows 32 deficiencies, five of them abuse-related, though none rose to actual harm or jeopardy. Inspectors were last in on August 4, 2025. This is a 215-bed for-profit LLC in Far Rockaway, and its turnover rate, 46.2%, is essentially the national norm, which tells you the staffing problem isn't mainly about retention, it's about how few hours the building budgets in the first place. Ask what the afternoon and weekend aide-to-resident ratios actually look like before you decide.
Rockaway Care Center runs 228 certified beds in Far Rockaway, and the numbers that stand out are on the inspection side. Thirty-two deficiencies sit on its current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, and one fine of $135,193. Staffing is thin: 3.14 nurse hours per resident day against a 3.86 national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 10% below its own weekday level. Turnover at 45.1% tracks close to the national rate, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hands are scheduled. The last inspection was in December 2025. A family considering this home should ask directly how the abuse-related findings were resolved.