NYS Veterans Home in NYC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NYS Veterans Home in NYC is a 250-bed government-run nursing home in Jamaica, New York, part of State of New York Comptroller's Office. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 32% above the New York average of 2.15, and 32.6% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
NYS Veterans Home in NYC
178-50 Linden BoulevardJamaica, NY 11434
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 NYS Veterans Home in NYC, nurse aides logged 2.84 hours per resident per day, 32% above the New York average. With about 217 residents a day, that works out to roughly 616 aide hours a day, or about 77 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.84 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.33 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
32.6% of nursing staff at NYS Veterans Home in NYC 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 41.4%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 16, 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. NYS Veterans Home in NYC holds 4 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About NYS Veterans Home in NYC
- Ownership: Government - State
- Chain: State of New York Comptroller's Office, 7 homes
- Legal name: State of New York Comptrollers Office
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 13, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NYS Veterans Home in NYC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home Hollis | 1.7 | 80 | 2.34 | 3.93 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcar Hollis | 1.7 | 314 | 2.63 | 4.30 | 15.9% | 2 | None |
| Queen Of Peace Residence Queens Village | 2.0 | 53 | 4.83 | 7.17 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Highland Care Center Jamaica | 2.0 | 320 | 1.91 | 2.98 | 25.9% | 4 | None |
| Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care Inc Jamaica | 2.0 | 200 | 2.05 | 3.42 | 29.5% | 5 | $8,512 |
| Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center Jamaica Estates | 2.0 | 400 | 2.18 | 3.37 | 26.5% | 2 | $34,947 |
| Chapin Home for the Aging Jamaica | 2.0 | 220 | 1.83 | 3.19 | — | 5 | None |
| Silvercrest Jamaica | 2.1 | 320 | 2.52 | 3.93 | 19.3% | 2 | $24,850 |
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.