Nursing home report card · Brooklyn, NY
Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
520 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Quick summary
Review the ratings and inspection history below
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Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- Apr 10, 2025
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
Among the highest Medicare ratings
Based on problems found during health inspections.
Above average
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on reported health and care results.
Among the highest Medicare ratings
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 335625
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Caused actual harm · isolated case
Jun 27, 2025 · Inspection rule 0584
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Could have caused harm · pattern case
Jun 27, 2025 · Inspection rule 0835
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Apr 10, 2025 · Inspection rule 0695
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 1 hr 5 min per resident per day
about 3 hr 14 min per resident per day
about 51 minutes per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 5 stars
- Health inspection rating: 4 stars
- Staffing rating: 3 stars
- Registered nurse time per resident: 1.08 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.23 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; New York averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Recent citations include infection-control problems
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Caused actual harm1 citation
- Could have caused harm17 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 18
- Fire safety
- 0
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Limited Liability company.
- We do not have individual owner names for this home.
Other homes in this group: All Cassena Care nursing homes
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
June 27, 20252 findings
- Resident Rights problemsCaused actual harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0584 · code G
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0835 · code E
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
April 10, 20251 finding
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0695 · code D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
January 10, 20247 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0640 · code D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0641 · code D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0636 · code D
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0638 · code D
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0676 · code D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0679 · code D
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
October 29, 20218 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0657 · code D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0676 · code D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0842 · code D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0568 · code D
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0604 · code D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- No fines or penalties appear in the records we have.
Other homes in this chain
Cassena Care · other locations in New York
- Peninsula Nursing And Rehabilitation Center · Far Rockaway2 of 5 · 16 problems
- East Neck Nursing & Rehabilitation Center · West Babylon3 of 5 · 29 problems
- Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center · Bronx3 of 5 · 11 problems
- Carillon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center · Huntington4 of 5 · 10 problems
- Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center · Long Beach4 of 5 · 24 problems
- Sea Crest Nursing And Rehabilitation Center · Brooklyn4 of 5 · 10 problems
- Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care Inc · Jamaica5 of 5 · 5 problems
- West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center · New York5 of 5 · 4 problems
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