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Momentum at South Bay for Rehabilation and Nursing
340 East Montauk Highway, East Islip, NY 11730 (opens Google Maps) · Suffolk County · (631) 581-6400· 160 certified beds · avg 150 residents/day · certified since Oct 25, 1973 · 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: PARAGON HEALTHNET (11 facilities, chain avg rating 4.5★)
4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Sep 9, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
2.98
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.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 10 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. F-0656
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
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · from a complaint F-0697
View all 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 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 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · from a complaint · F-0697 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility admitted a resident without a doctor's order, or did not make sure each resident stayed under a doctor's ongoing care. · from a complaint · F-0710 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 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 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not safely and appropriately administer IV fluids (fluids given through a vein) for residents who needed them. · from a complaint · F-0694 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 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 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 5, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | 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 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 5).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | D |
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: 2.98
New York average: 3.58
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.65
New York average: 0.68
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.45
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) | 2.98 | 3.58 | 3.95 | bottom 25% in New York; bottom 13% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.69 | top 38% in New York; top 42% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.45 | 3.13 | 3.50 | bottom 12% in New York; bottom 8% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.48 | bottom 37% in New York; bottom 30% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.7 | 40.3 | 45.8 | top 44% in New York; top 26% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 55.8 | 39.8 | 42.9 | bottom 17% in New York; bottom 26% 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 4.16, RN 0.91, weekend 3.41.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.16 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.
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: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
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 - Partnership
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laufer, Issac | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 11/17/2010 |
| Lebowitz, Chaim | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 25% | 11/17/2010 |
| Lebowitz, Max | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 25% | 11/17/2010 |
| 340 East Montauk Highway LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/30/2026 |
| Aplustille, Joseph | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/10/2012 |
| Aplustille, Joseph | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/30/2026 |
| Itzkowitz, Jay | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Laufer, Issac | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2010 |
| Lebowitz, Chaim | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2010 |
| Lebowitz, Max | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2010 |
| Polimeni, Lisa | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Rai, Paulinder | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/19/2022 |
| Rai, Paulinder | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/14/2025 |
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 Paragon Healthnet — 11 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.
- North Westchester Restorative Therapy & Nrsg Crt — Mohegan Lake, NY · overall 5/5
- Oasis Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC — Center Moriches, NY · overall 5/5
- Quantum Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC — Middle Island, NY · overall 5/5
- Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC — Middle Island, NY · overall 2/5
- Sutton Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation — New Rochelle, NY · overall 3/5
- Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove — Glen Cove, NY · overall 5/5
- Excel at Woodbury for Rehabilitation and Nursing, — Woodbury, NY · overall 5/5
- Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation — Glen Cove, NY · overall 4/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 10 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 you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
- "Who would be my family member's attending doctor here, and how often would they be seen?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Who on your staff manages IV therapy, and what training and monitoring is in place?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
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 36% 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 41 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center | 3.4 mi | Oakdale, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuseSFF |
| Sunrise Manor Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio | 3.4 mi | Bay Shore, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Maria Regina Rehabilitation and Nursing | 4.5 mi | Brentwood, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Ross Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | 4.8 mi | Brentwood, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Ctr | 5.0 mi | Sayville, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Sayville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 6.1 mi | Sayville, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitive C | 6.8 mi | West Islip, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| The Hamlet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at | 8.0 mi | Nesconset, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Brookside Multicare Nursing Center | 8.4 mi | Smithtown, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| St Catherine of Siena Nursing and Rehabilitation C | 8.4 mi | Smithtown, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Berkshire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 9.1 mi | West Babylon, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 9.2 mi | Commack, NY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in Suffolk, NY — 41 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Oasis Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC — Center Moriches, NY · overall 5/5
- Peconic Landing at Southhold — Greenport, NY · overall 5/5
- Pine Forest Car Center for Rehab & Healthcare — Huntington, NY · overall 1/5
- Quantum Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC — Middle Island, NY · overall 5/5
- San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing & Rehab — Greenport, NY · overall 1/5
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 335401.
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