The Knolls: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Knolls is a 20-bed nonprofit nursing home in Valhalla, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 35% above the New York average of 2.15, and 24.0% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
The Knolls
55 Grasslands RoadValhalla, NY 10595
Westchester 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 The Knolls, nurse aides logged 2.90 hours per resident per day, 35% above the New York average. With about 19 residents a day, that works out to roughly 56 aide hours a day, or about 7 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) | 2.90 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.03 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.78 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.70 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.28 | 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
24.0% of nursing staff at The Knolls 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 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 16, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. The Knolls holds 5 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About The Knolls
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: The Bethel Methodist Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 15, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Knolls
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Grove At Valhalla Rehab And Nursing Center Valhalla | 0.0 | 160 | 1.96 | 3.19 | 46.2% | 2 | None |
| The Steven And Alexandra Cohen Ped L T C Pavilion Valhalla | 0.5 | 24 | 2.78 | 8.34 | 20.4% | 5 | None |
| Epic Rehabilitation And Nursing At White Plains White Plains | 2.7 | 160 | 2.14 | 3.57 | 34.5% | 3 | None |
| Martine Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing White Plains | 3.2 | 225 | 2.58 | 4.21 | 39.2% | 2 | None |
| Kendal On Hudson Sleepy Hollow | 3.5 | 26 | 2.39 | 4.49 | 16.1% | 5 | None |
| White Plains Center For Nursing Care, L L C White Plains | 3.7 | 88 | 2.62 | 4.09 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Tarrytown Hall Care Center Tarrytown | 3.7 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.55 | 34.8% | 3 | None |
| Briarcliff Manor Center For Rehab And Nursing Care Briarcliff Manor | 4.4 | 120 | 1.82 | 3.23 | 55.6% | 1 | $97,282 |
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.