Brooklyn nursing home · CMS number 335826

Buena Vida Rehab And Nursing Center

48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · (718) 455-6200 · 240 certified beds · For profit - Limited Liability company

CMS ratings, data released Oct 8, 2026

Overall: 3/5
Health inspections: 3/5
Staffing: 3/5
Quality measures: 4/5 long-stay 5, short-stay 3

“Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered to have much above average quality and nursing homes with 1 star are considered to have quality much below average.” (CMS) How CMS builds these ratings.

Our reading of these numbers

Written by us from the CMS figures on this page. Percentages and minutes are our arithmetic.

CMS counts an average of about 232 residents per day in 240 certified beds, so roughly 97% of beds are in use (our division of CMS's two figures). The most recent standard inspection CMS lists was on June 12, 2026, about 3 months before CMS processed this data on September 1, 2026. CMS reports eight health citations for rating cycle 1; this is a cycle total, not necessarily the count from that inspection date. None of the 15 citations in CMS's three-year file is at severity G or above, the levels CMS's grid describes as actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Seven citations came from complaint inspections. Reported nurse staffing works out to about 193 minutes of nursing time per resident per day, about 51 of them from registered nurses (CMS's hours times 60). CMS's three-year penalties file lists no fines or payment denials.

Staffing

“This includes three nurse staffing level measures (hours per resident per day) and three measures of staff turnover.” (CMS Technical Users' Guide) “The staffing measures are derived from data submitted each quarter through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) System, along with daily resident census derived from Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 (MDS 3.0) assessments.” (CMS)

Reported hours per resident per day (CMS). Minutes are our conversion.
Staff	Hours	Minutes
Total nurse staff	3.21	193
Registered nurses (RN)	0.85	51
Licensed practical nurses (LPN)	0.43	26
Nurse aides	1.93	116
Total nurse staff, weekends	2.85	171
Registered nurses, weekends	0.63	38
Physical therapists	0.06	4

Total nursing staff turnover: 21.6%
Registered nurse turnover: 31.0%
Administrators who have left the nursing home: 0

Health inspections and citations

CMS rating cycles. The most recent standard survey (rating cycle 1) is assigned a weighting factor of 3/4, and the second most recent standard survey (rating cycle 2) is assigned a weighted factor of 1/4. The date is the cycle's standard inspection; the counts are CMS's totals for the whole cycle, which can include complaint inspections on other dates. A citation can be classed as both standard and complaint, so those two columns need not add up to the total.
Cycle	Standard inspection date	Cycle total citations	Standard	Complaint
1 (most recent)	Jun 12, 2026	8	8	5
2 and 3	Feb 28, 2024	2	0	2

CMS's total weighted health inspection score: 38.000. “Note that a lower survey score corresponds to fewer deficiencies and revisits, and thus better performance on the health inspection domain.” (CMS)

Every citation in CMS's three-year file for this home, newest first. The letter is CMS's scope and severity code, which indicates the level of harm to the resident(s) involved and the scope of the problem within the nursing home (CMS data dictionary). Letters G to L, marked in red, are the actual-harm and immediate-jeopardy rows of CMS's grid.

June 12, 2026: ten citations (standard, complaint inspections; CMS cycle 1)

F0580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Found on a complaint inspection.
F0584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Scope and severity: E No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; pattern. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026.
F0604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Found on a complaint inspection.
F0609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Found on a complaint inspection.
F0656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Scope and severity: E No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; pattern. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Found on a complaint inspection.
F0657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Scope and severity: E No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; pattern. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Found on a complaint inspection.
F0725 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Scope and severity: F No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; widespread. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Under informal dispute.
F0791 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026.
F0812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Scope and severity: E No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; pattern. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026.
F0814 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has plan of correction, corrected Aug 10, 2026. Under informal dispute.

April 2, 2024: one citation (complaint inspection; CMS cycle 3)

F0693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected May 8, 2024. Found on a complaint inspection.

February 28, 2024: one citation (complaint inspection; CMS cycle 3)

F0609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected Apr 17, 2024. Found on a complaint inspection.

December 21, 2021: three citations (standard inspection; CMS cycle 3)

F0656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected Feb 19, 2022.
F0761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Scope and severity: D No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected Feb 19, 2022.
F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope and severity: E No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy; pattern. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected Feb 19, 2022.

“Note that results from the third most recent recertification health inspection and associated deficiencies are displayed on Care Compare but are not used for health inspection ratings.” (CMS)

Fines and payment denials

CMS's penalties file, “A list of the fines and payment denials received by nursing homes in the last three years.” (CMS), has no entries for this home.

Nearest other nursing homes

Straight-line distance between CMS's map coordinates (our calculation), not travel distance.

Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 300 Madison Street (11216): 1.3 miles
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 835 Herkimer Street (11233): 1.3 miles
Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 40 Heyward Street (11249): 1.6 miles