Union Plaza Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Union Plaza Care Center is a 280-bed for-profit nursing home in Flushing, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average of 2.15, and 29.5% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Union Plaza Care Center
33 23 Union StreetFlushing, 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 Union Plaza Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, about the same as the New York average. With about 263 residents a day, that works out to roughly 553 aide hours a day, or about 69 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) | 2.11 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.19 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
29.5% of nursing staff at Union Plaza Care 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 31.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Union Plaza Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Union Plaza Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Union Plaza Nursing Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 28, 1996
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Union Plaza Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodcrest Rehab & Residential H C Center, L L C Flushing | 0.0 | 200 | 1.73 | 2.66 | 47.2% | 3 | None |
| Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitati Flushing | 0.0 | 278 | 2.05 | 2.97 | 25.4% | 5 | None |
| Waterview Nursing Care Center Flushing | 0.0 | 200 | 2.00 | 3.16 | 31.1% | 3 | None |
| Cliffside Rehab & Residential Health Care Center Flushing | 0.0 | 218 | 2.39 | 4.07 | 31.1% | 4 | None |
| Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce Flushing · many days without an RN | 0.3 | 227 | 1.53 | 2.27 | 32.3% | 2 | $87,741 |
| The Pavilion at Queens for Rehabilitation & Nursin Flushing | 0.4 | 302 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 26.3% | 3 | None |
| Long Island Care Center Inc Flushing | 0.5 | 200 | 2.31 | 3.74 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| Elmhurst Care Center, Inc East Elmhurst | 0.5 | 240 | 2.13 | 3.20 | 31.8% | 4 | 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.