South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Freeport, New York, part of Sapphire Care Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.23 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the New York average of 2.15, and 41.7% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
275 W Merrick RoadFreeport, NY 11520
Nassau 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 South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.23 hours per resident per day, 4% above the New York average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 215 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
41.7% of nursing staff at South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center 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 44.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sapphire Care Group, 8 homes
- Legal name: South Shore Rehabilitation LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 18, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near South Shore Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Meadowbrook Care Center Freeport | 0.2 | 280 | 2.39 | 3.70 | 22.1% | 5 | None |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau T C U Oceanside | 2.0 | 20 | 2.08 | 6.14 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Oceanside Care Center Inc Oceanside | 2.8 | 100 | 2.32 | 3.69 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| A Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility Uniondale · abuse citation | 3.1 | 589 | 1.85 | 2.79 | 15.7% | 1 | $141,265 |
| Rockville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Rockville Center | 3.1 | 66 | 2.08 | 3.61 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| The Grand Pavilion For Rehab & Nursing at Rockvill Rockville Centre | 3.2 | 158 | 1.97 | 3.33 | 25.9% | 3 | $60,401 |
| Mayfair Care Center Hempstead | 3.4 | 200 | 2.15 | 3.28 | 29.5% | 1 | $41,308 |
| Belair Care Center Inc Bellmore | 3.8 | 102 | 2.29 | 4.32 | 15.6% | 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.