Nursing Home
Palm Gardens Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation
615 Avenue C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
2
2
CMS Overall Rating — Below average
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CMS five-star sub-ratings
Health inspection
3
Staffing
2
Quality measures
1
Long-stay QM
1
Short-stay QM
1
The overall rating starts from the health-inspection rating and is adjusted by staffing and quality-measure performance. How this works.
Facility details
- Type
- Nursing Home
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Certified beds
- 240
- Phone
- (718) 633-3300
- CMS Certification Number
- 335328
- Address
- 615 Avenue C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
- 4.53 hrs
- RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
- 0.8 hrs
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 29.8 %
Inspection
- Total weighted health survey score
- 34
Other measures
- Average residents per day
- 224.3
Inspection history
16citations on record
0serious (scope/severity G+)
2from complaints
December 3, 2025most recent survey
Recent citations
| Date | Tag | Issue | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 0725 | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0812 | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0550 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0695 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0756 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0577 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0732 | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0570 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0641 | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0688 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0755 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0756 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0758 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | |
| Aug 2023 | 0609 | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies complaint | |
| Aug 2023 | 0836 | Administration Deficiencies complaint |
Scope/severity runs A (least) to L (most serious); G and above indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Source: CMS health inspection surveys.
Penalties
No federal fines or payment denials are recorded for this nursing home in the latest CMS data.
Ownership
| Owner | Type | Role | Stake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | Individual | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% |
| Lefkowitz, Shimon | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
Owners, managing employees and organizations on file with CMS. Ownership can affect accountability and care patterns. Source: CMS Ownership data.
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