Palm Gardens Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation
615 Avenue C, Brooklyn, NY, 11218
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Shimon Lefkowitz
- Certified beds
- 240 · avg 224 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 29.8% — lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 34.7% — lower than most New York nursing homesNew 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
- 335328
- Certified beds
- 240 beds · avg 224 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
- Palm Gardens Care Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Shimon Lefkowitz
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Shimon Lefkowitz chain — 5 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (1 on record)
- Shimon Lefkowitz
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2007
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 16)
- E0812·Dec 3, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0756·Dec 3, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- C0732·Dec 3, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- E0725·Dec 3, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D0695·Dec 3, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- C0577·Dec 3, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D0550·Dec 3, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0758·Aug 31, 2023
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
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 3, 2025. 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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