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Apex Rehabilitation & Care Center

78 Birchwood Dr, Huntington Station, NY, 11746

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 335067

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
195 · avg 184 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
33.8%lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
56.5%higher than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the New York averageNew York avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
335067
Certified beds
195 beds · avg 184 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
S & L Birchwood Llc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Disclosed owners (2 on record)

  • David Efroymson

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2016

  • Zalmen Leo Oberlander

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2007

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

31 health citations on file6 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 31)

  • E0839·Apr 16, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.

  • E0835·Apr 16, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

  • D0609·Apr 16, 2025Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • D0880·Apr 16, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0842·Apr 16, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • F0812·Apr 16, 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.

  • D0790·Apr 16, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

  • D0689·Apr 16, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

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Fire-safety citations

1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Feb 14, 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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