Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 240-bed for-profit nursing home in Brooklyn, New York, part of Shimon Lefkowitz. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 32% above the New York average of 2.15, and 31.5% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
615 Avenue CBrooklyn, NY 11218
Kings 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 Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.83 hours per resident per day, 32% above the New York average. With about 232 residents a day, that works out to roughly 658 aide hours a day, or about 82 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.83 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.34 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 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
31.5% of nursing staff at Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 38.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Shimon Lefkowitz, 5 homes
- Legal name: Palm Gardens Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Caton Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC Brooklyn | 0.6 | 119 | 1.75 | 2.71 | 18.7% | 4 | None |
| Ditmas Park Care Center Brooklyn | 0.8 | 200 | 2.65 | 4.63 | 22.8% | 5 | None |
| The Monarch at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Brooklyn | 1.3 | 200 | 1.83 | 2.84 | 44.1% | 5 | None |
| The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Brooklyn | 1.3 | 79 | 2.10 | 3.23 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Brooklyn | 1.4 | 510 | 2.28 | 3.65 | 20.0% | 2 | None |
| Norwegian Christian Home And Health Center Brooklyn | 1.9 | 135 | 2.27 | 3.69 | 32.3% | 4 | None |
| Dr Susan Smith Mckinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Brooklyn | 2.2 | 320 | 2.58 | 4.72 | 19.5% | 5 | None |
| Rutland Nursing Home, Inc Brooklyn | 2.4 | 538 | 2.45 | 4.41 | 22.0% | 3 | $55,231 |
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.