Hempstead Park Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hempstead Park Nursing Home is a 251-bed for-profit nursing home in Hempstead, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the New York average of 2.15, and 28.9% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Hempstead Park Nursing Home
800 Front StreetHempstead, NY 11550
Nassau County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Hempstead Park Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 6% below the New York average. With about 241 residents a day, that works out to roughly 485 aide hours a day, or about 61 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% 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 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.75 | 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
28.9% of nursing staff at Hempstead Park Nursing Home 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,445 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2024 | Fine | $15,445 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Hempstead Park Nursing Home holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Hempstead Park Nursing Home
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Legal name: Sunshine Care Corp
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 30, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hempstead Park Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Townhouse Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Uniondale | 0.3 | 280 | 2.14 | 3.37 | 22.9% | 3 | None |
| Mayfair Care Center Hempstead | 1.0 | 200 | 2.15 | 3.28 | 29.5% | 1 | $41,308 |
| Nassau Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Hempstead | 1.2 | 280 | 2.14 | 3.11 | 13.6% | 3 | $16,153 |
| A Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility Uniondale · abuse citation | 1.3 | 589 | 1.85 | 2.79 | 15.7% | 1 | $141,265 |
| Fulton Commons Care Center Inc East Meadow | 1.6 | 280 | 2.61 | 3.83 | 21.6% | 2 | $8,401 |
| Belair Care Center Inc Bellmore | 3.5 | 102 | 2.29 | 4.32 | 15.6% | 5 | None |
| Garden Care Center Franklin Square | 3.9 | 150 | 2.21 | 3.33 | 26.2% | 5 | None |
| South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Freeport | 4.0 | 100 | 2.23 | 3.80 | 41.7% | 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.