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Surge Rehabilitation And Nursing Llc

49 Oakcrest Ave, Middle Island, NY, 11953

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 335390

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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

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Paragon Healthnet
Certified beds
164 · avg 129 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
35%lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
47.8%higher than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the New York averageNew York avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $70,480 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
335390
Certified beds
164 beds · avg 129 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
Surge Rehabilitation And Nursing Llc
Chain affiliation
Paragon Healthnet

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Paragon Healthnet chain — 11 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.4 / 5.

Disclosed owners (4 on record)

  • Issac Laufer

    Contracted Managing Employee · 100% · since 2017

  • Chaim Lebowitz

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 17% · since 2016

  • Max Lebowitz

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 17% · since 2016

  • Moshe Braver

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 17% · since 2016

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

Federal inspection record

14 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding1 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $70K

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)

  • D0880·Dec 22, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0755·Dec 22, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0695·Dec 22, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0693·Dec 22, 2025

    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.

  • D0658·Dec 22, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • D0656·Dec 22, 2025

    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.

  • D0628·Dec 22, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

  • J0610·Dec 22, 2025

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $70K

Most recent events

  • Dec 22, 2025Fine · $70K

Fire-safety citations

7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 22, 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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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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