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Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
520 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (opens Google Maps) · Kings County · (718) 636-1000· 320 certified beds · avg 307 residents/day · certified since Jun 1, 1978 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: CASSENA CARE (13 facilities, chain avg rating 4.2★)
4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 10, 2025
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Jun 27, 2025
$0
Fines, last 3 years
2.94
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jun 27, 2025 · F-0584 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jun 27, 2025 · F-0584 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Why it matters: An unsafe or unclean environment affects residents' health, comfort, and dignity every single day.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jul 18, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 18 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint F-0584
The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · from a complaint F-0835
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. F-0695
View all 18 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · from a complaint · F-0835 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that. · F-0636 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not update each resident's care assessment at least once every 3 months. These regular check-ins keep the resident's care plan matched to their current condition. · F-0638 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. · F-0640 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility allowed residents to lose the ability to do daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and eating — when there was no medical reason for the decline. Good care helps residents keep the abilities they have. · F-0676 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide activities that meet residents' needs and interests. Nursing homes must offer meaningful activity programs, not just leave residents idle. · F-0679 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly hold, secure, and manage residents' personal money that was deposited with it for safekeeping. Facilities holding residents' funds must keep careful, honest accounts. · F-0568 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. · F-0604 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility allowed residents to lose the ability to do daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and eating — when there was no medical reason for the decline. Good care helps residents keep the abilities they have. · F-0676 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (7 → 1).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2021
All citations: 8
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 7
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 1
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityNew York averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 2.94
New York average: 3.58
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.98
New York average: 0.68
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.55
New York average: 3.13
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | New York avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.94 | 3.58 | 3.95 | bottom 22% in New York; bottom 12% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.98 | 0.68 | 0.69 | top 12% in New York; top 16% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.55 | 3.13 | 3.50 | bottom 19% in New York; bottom 11% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.86 | 0.48 | 0.48 | top 10% in New York; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 37.2 | 40.3 | 45.8 | top 47% in New York; top 29% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 46.3 | 39.8 | 42.9 | bottom 31% in New York; bottom 41% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.23, RN 1.08, weekend 2.80.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.23 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carillo, Joseph | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 03/03/2016 |
| Debenedictis, Pasquale | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 27% | 03/03/2016 |
| Friedman, Leopold | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 27% | 03/03/2016 |
| Rutenberg, Solomon | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 8% | 03/03/2016 |
| Solovey, Alex | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 27% | 03/03/2016 |
| Carillo, Joseph | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2016 |
| Debenedictis, Pasquale | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2016 |
| Derosa, Anthony | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2016 |
| Friedman, Leopold | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2016 |
| Rutenberg, Solomon | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2016 |
| Schrieber, Michael | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/25/2018 |
| Schrieber, Michael | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/25/2018 |
| Solovey, Alex | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2016 |
All 13 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Cassena Care — 13 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- East Neck Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — West Babylon, NY · overall 3/5
- Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Bronx, NY · overall 3/5
- Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Long Beach, NY · overall 4/5
- Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care INC — Jamaica, NY · overall 5/5
- Morningside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Bronx, NY · overall 5/5
- Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Far Rockaway, NY · overall 2/5
- Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Brooklyn, NY · overall 4/5
- Shore View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — Brooklyn, NY · overall 5/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 12 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "How soon after admission is a full assessment completed, and how are the findings shared with the family?"
- "How do you track that every resident's quarterly assessment happens on time?"
- "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "How do you help residents maintain their daily living skills, and how do you measure whether it's working?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the New York midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 37% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 13 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 281 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 0.9 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| New Carlton Rehab and Nursing Center, LLC | 0.9 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Oxford Nursing Home | 1.0 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio | 1.2 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Dr Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation | 1.5 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 1.6 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| The Monarch at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing | 1.6 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Hopkins Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare | 1.6 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | 1.7 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 1.7 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Rutland Nursing Home, INC | 1.8 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Brooklyn Center for Rehabilitation and Residential | 1.8 mi | Brooklyn, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in Kings, NY — 40 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Four Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Brooklyn, NY · overall 4/5
- Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — Brooklyn, NY · overall 4/5
- Haym Solomon Home for the Aged — Brooklyn, NY · overall 5/5
- King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation — Brooklyn, NY · overall 4/5
- Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation — Brooklyn, NY · overall 5/5
- Menorah Home & Hospital for Aged & Infirm — Brooklyn, NY · overall 2/5
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 335625.
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