BronxCare Special Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
BronxCare Special Care Center is a 240-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bronx, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the New York average of 2.15, and 23.9% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
BronxCare Special Care Center
1265 Fulton AvenueBronx, NY 10456
Bronx County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At BronxCare Special Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 7% below the New York average. With about 232 residents a day, that works out to roughly 465 aide hours a day, or about 58 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.91 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
23.9% of nursing staff at BronxCare Special Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a New York average of 40.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 9.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. BronxCare Special Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About BronxCare Special Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 13, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near BronxCare Special Care Center
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| St Vincent Depaul Residence Bronx | 1.0 | 200 | 2.11 | 3.40 | 45.9% | 3 | None |
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| Highbridge Woodycrest Center Bronx | 1.3 | 90 | 1.95 | 3.06 | 63.9% | 4 | None |
| Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Bronx | 1.4 | 66 | 1.02 | 2.24 | 33.3% | 1 | None |
| Bronx Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Bronx | 1.6 | 199 | 2.14 | 3.63 | 37.0% | 3 | None |
| Isabella Geriatric Center Inc New York | 2.0 | 705 | 2.16 | 3.21 | 42.5% | 2 | $8,422 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.