Forest Hills Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Forest Hills Care Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Forest Hills, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average of 2.15, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Forest Hills Care Center
71 44 Yellowstone BoulevardForest Hills, NY 11375
Queens 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 Forest Hills Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.14 | 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
30.8% of nursing staff at Forest Hills 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 21.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Forest Hills Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Forest Hills Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 18, 1968
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Forest Hills Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fairview Nursing Care Center Inc. Forest Hills | 0.0 | 200 | 2.87 | 5.39 | 53.2% | 4 | None |
| Forest View Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Forest Hills | 0.0 | 160 | 2.21 | 3.41 | 29.8% | 5 | None |
| Rego Park Nursing Home Flushing | 1.3 | 200 | 2.12 | 3.35 | 41.0% | 3 | None |
| Dry Harbor Nursing Home Middle Village | 1.8 | 360 | 2.62 | 3.88 | 28.7% | 5 | None |
| Park Terrace Care Center Corona | 2.2 | 200 | 2.58 | 3.88 | — | 2 | $45,617 |
| Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home Co Inc Jamaica | 2.2 | 226 | 2.39 | 3.85 | 14.5% | 5 | $8,788 |
| Silvercrest Jamaica | 2.6 | 320 | 2.52 | 3.93 | 19.3% | 2 | $24,850 |
| Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Flushing | 2.7 | 320 | 2.17 | 3.62 | 30.1% | 3 | None |
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.