Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce is a 227-bed for-profit nursing home in Flushing, New York, part of Sapphire Care Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% below the New York average of 2.15, and 32.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
35-15 Parsons BoulevardFlushing, 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 Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce, nurse aides logged 1.53 hours per resident per day, 29% below the New York average. With about 217 residents a day, that works out to roughly 333 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.53 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.11 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.27 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.04 | 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
32.3% of nursing staff at Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce 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 50.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $87,741 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | Fine | $87,741 |
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. Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Sapphire Care Group, 8 homes
- Legal name: Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing of Central Queens LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
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 |
| Long Island Care Center Inc Flushing | 0.2 | 200 | 2.31 | 3.74 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| Elmhurst Care Center, Inc East Elmhurst | 0.3 | 240 | 2.13 | 3.20 | 31.8% | 4 | None |
| Cliffside Rehab & Residential Health Care Center Flushing | 0.3 | 218 | 2.39 | 4.07 | 31.1% | 4 | None |
| Union Plaza Care Center Flushing | 0.3 | 280 | 2.11 | 3.19 | 29.5% | 5 | None |
| Waterview Nursing Care Center Flushing | 0.3 | 200 | 2.00 | 3.16 | 31.1% | 3 | None |
| Woodcrest Rehab & Residential H C Center, L L C Flushing | 0.3 | 200 | 1.73 | 2.66 | 47.2% | 3 | None |
| Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitati Flushing | 0.3 | 278 | 2.05 | 2.97 | 25.4% | 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.