Independence Care Center For Nursing And Rehabilit
666 Kappock Street, Riverdale, NY, 10463
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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: The Mayer Family
- Certified beds
- 190 · avg 158 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 32.6% — lower than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35.5% — near the New York averageNew York avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $66,859 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 335248
- Certified beds
- 190 beds · avg 158 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
- Fieldston Lodge Care Center
- Chain affiliation
- The Mayer Family
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Mayer Family chain — 11 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Jonathan Gewirtz
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2011
- Andrea Mayer
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 12% · since 2003
- David Landa
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 26% · since 2003
- Giorgio Mayer
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 12% · since 2003
- Nachum Davidowitch
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 24% · since 2003
- Sam Eisikowicz
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 15% · since 2003
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
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 33)
- D0689·Aug 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0609·Aug 8, 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.
- D0657·Aug 1, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0600·Aug 1, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- G0600·Apr 3, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0684·Apr 2, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0609·Apr 2, 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.
- D0580·Apr 2, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $67K
Most recent events
- Apr 2, 2024Fine · $67K
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 2, 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.
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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