The Heritage Rehabilitation And Health Care Center
5606 15Th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11219
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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
- 79 · avg 76 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.4% — near the New York averageNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 52.9% — higher 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
- 335104
- Certified beds
- 79 beds · avg 76 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 Tree 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 (10 on record)
- Steven Shadi Badin
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Zev Binder
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0676·May 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D0655·May 15, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0803·Aug 17, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- E0921·Nov 26, 2021
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0880·Nov 26, 2021
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0867·Nov 26, 2021
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D0711·Nov 26, 2021
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- D0688·Nov 26, 2021
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Fire-safety citations
18 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 15, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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