Jefferson's Ferry: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Jefferson's Ferry is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in South Setauket, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 52% above the New York average of 2.15, and 49.5% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Jefferson's Ferry
500 Mather DriveSouth Setauket, NY 11720
Suffolk 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 Jefferson's Ferry, nurse aides logged 3.27 hours per resident per day, 52% above the New York average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.27 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.09 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.30 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.75 | 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
49.5% of nursing staff at Jefferson's Ferry 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Jefferson's Ferry holds 5 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Jefferson's Ferry
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Active Retirement Community, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 6, 2001
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Jefferson's Ferry
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Long Island State Veterans Home Stonybrook | 1.7 | 350 | 2.75 | 4.65 | 24.8% | 5 | None |
| Allegria Nursing & Rehab Center of Port Jefferson Port Jefferson Stati | 2.0 | 143 | 2.19 | 3.65 | — | 1 | None |
| Waters Edge at Port Jefferson for Rehabilitation a Port Jefferson | 2.7 | 120 | 1.72 | 2.95 | 55.6% | 2 | $153,911 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hosp T C U Port Jefferson | 3.2 | 16 | 3.19 | 7.99 | 3.4% | 5 | None |
| Luxor Nursing & Rehabilitation at Mills Pond St James | 3.5 | 252 | 2.07 | 3.29 | 28.1% | 5 | None |
| St James Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center St James | 3.5 | 230 | 1.88 | 3.25 | 29.7% | 4 | None |
| Smithtown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Smithtown | 5.1 | 162 | 2.10 | 3.51 | 34.7% | 2 | None |
| The Hamlet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Nesconset | 5.3 | 240 | 2.07 | 3.39 | 31.0% | 5 | $92,770 |
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.