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Jefferson'S Ferry

500 Mather Drive, South Setauket, NY, 11720

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 335833Continuing-care retirement communityNonprofit

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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

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections5 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
60 · avg 47 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
51.6%higher than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
57.1%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
335833
Certified beds
60 beds · avg 47 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Active Retirement Community, Inc.

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (12 on record)

  • Wendy Dorothy Darwell

    Corporate Director · 100% · since 2023

  • Kenneth Douglas Roberts

    Corporate Director · 100% · since 2022

  • Lawrence Eric Davidow

    Corporate Director · 100% · since 2022

  • Kim Marie Kubasek-shemitz

    Corporate Director · 100% · since 2019

  • Debra Lois Engelhardt

    Corporate Director · 100% · since 2019

  • Anthony Comerford

    Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2016

+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

4 health citations on file2 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 4 of 4)

  • D0600·Jun 13, 2025Complaint

    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.

  • E0604·Nov 18, 2024Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

  • E0804·May 31, 2024

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

  • C0888·Aug 30, 2022

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19

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Fire-safety citations

3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 29, 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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