Garden Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Garden Care Center is a 150-bed for-profit nursing home in Franklin Square, New York, part of Benjamin Landa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the New York average of 2.15, and 26.2% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Garden Care Center
135 Franklin AvenueFranklin Square, NY 11010
Nassau 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 Garden Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 3% above the New York average. With about 145 residents a day, that works out to roughly 320 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.89 | 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
26.2% of nursing staff at Garden 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 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Garden Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Garden Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Benjamin Landa, 48 homes
- Legal name: Garden Care Center Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 12, 1999
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Garden Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| North Shore - LIJ Orzac Center For Rehabilitation Valley Stream | 1.7 | 120 | 2.89 | 5.95 | 29.9% | 3 | $41,575 |
| Nassau Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Hempstead | 2.7 | 280 | 2.14 | 3.11 | 13.6% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Queen Of Peace Residence Queens Village | 3.1 | 53 | 4.83 | 7.17 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| The Grand Pavilion For Rehab & Nursing at Rockvill Rockville Centre | 3.1 | 158 | 1.97 | 3.33 | 25.9% | 3 | $60,401 |
| Rockville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Rockville Center | 3.1 | 66 | 2.08 | 3.61 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Mayfair Care Center Hempstead | 3.2 | 200 | 2.15 | 3.28 | 29.5% | 1 | $41,308 |
| New Glen Oaks Nursing Home, Inc Glen Oaks · staffing data not validated | 3.4 | 60 | — | — | — | 3 | $23,443 |
| Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehab New Hyde Park | 3.7 | 527 | 2.29 | 3.81 | 28.8% | 5 | 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.