Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Great Neck, New York, part of Jonathan Bleier. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the New York average of 2.15, and 35.4% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
199 Community DriveGreat Neck, NY 11021
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 Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck, nurse aides logged 2.59 hours per resident per day, 20% above the New York average. With about 197 residents a day, that works out to roughly 508 aide hours a day, or about 64 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.59 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
35.4% of nursing staff at Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck 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 39.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $4,922 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $1,748 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $3,174 |
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. Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck holds 4 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Jonathan Bleier, 18 homes
- Legal name: Wedgewood Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilit Manhasset | 0.3 | 256 | 2.76 | 4.99 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
| Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehab New Hyde Park | 1.3 | 527 | 2.29 | 3.81 | 28.8% | 5 | None |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Great Neck Great Neck | 1.5 | 214 | 1.98 | 3.07 | 15.2% | 1 | None |
| Little Neck Care Center Little Neck | 1.6 | 120 | 2.26 | 3.58 | 16.9% | 2 | None |
| New Glen Oaks Nursing Home, Inc Glen Oaks · staffing data not validated | 1.7 | 60 | — | — | — | 3 | $23,443 |
| Sunharbor Manor Roslyn Heights | 3.3 | 266 | 2.06 | 3.45 | 30.8% | 2 | None |
| Windsor Park Rehab & Nursing Center Queens Village | 3.8 | 70 | 2.51 | 4.04 | 19.4% | 2 | $306,240 |
| Ozanam Hall Of Queens Nursing Home Inc Bayside | 4.0 | 432 | 2.22 | 3.49 | 30.3% | 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.