Buena Vida Rehab And Nursing Center
48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11221
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Infinite Care
- Certified beds
- 240 · avg 228 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 25.2% — lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35.2% — near the New York averageNew York avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the New York averageNew York avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 335826
- Certified beds
- 240 beds · avg 228 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Buena Vida Snf Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Infinite Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Infinite Care chain — 21 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- David Blumenkrantz
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2020
- Eliezer j Zelman
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2020
- Eliyahu z Kohen
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 40% · since 2020
- Fbh Healthcare Group Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2020
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- D0693·Apr 2, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0609·Feb 28, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0656·Jun 22, 2023Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0880·Dec 21, 2021
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·Dec 21, 2021
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0656·Dec 21, 2021
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0880·May 13, 2019
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0758·May 13, 2019
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 28, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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