Long Island Care Center Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Long Island Care Center Inc is a 200-bed for-profit nursing home in Flushing, New York, part of Paragon Healthnet. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the New York average of 2.15, and 27.6% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Long Island Care Center Inc
144-61 38th AvenueFlushing, NY 11354
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 Long Island Care Center Inc, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 7% above the New York average. With about 187 residents a day, that works out to roughly 431 aide hours a day, or about 54 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) | 2.31 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
27.6% of nursing staff at Long Island Care Center Inc 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 48.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 2024. 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. Long Island Care Center Inc holds 5 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Long Island Care Center Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Paragon Healthnet, 11 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 15, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Long Island Care Center Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Pavilion at Queens for Rehabilitation & Nursin Flushing | 0.1 | 302 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 26.3% | 3 | None |
| Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce Flushing · many days without an RN | 0.2 | 227 | 1.53 | 2.27 | 32.3% | 2 | $87,741 |
| Elmhurst Care Center, Inc East Elmhurst | 0.3 | 240 | 2.13 | 3.20 | 31.8% | 4 | None |
| Waterview Nursing Care Center Flushing | 0.5 | 200 | 2.00 | 3.16 | 31.1% | 3 | None |
| Cliffside Rehab & Residential Health Care Center Flushing | 0.5 | 218 | 2.39 | 4.07 | 31.1% | 4 | None |
| Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitati Flushing | 0.5 | 278 | 2.05 | 2.97 | 25.4% | 5 | None |
| Woodcrest Rehab & Residential H C Center, L L C Flushing | 0.5 | 200 | 1.73 | 2.66 | 47.2% | 3 | None |
| Union Plaza Care Center Flushing | 0.5 | 280 | 2.11 | 3.19 | 29.5% | 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.