Buena Vida Rehab And Nursing Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

43.0% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 123 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 65.2% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 187 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.34 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 57% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 24% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 240 beds and averages 232.0 residents a day — about 97% occupied, or roughly 8 beds typically open. It runs essentially full — expect a waiting list. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.21 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.85 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 1.93 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 2.85 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.36 on weekdays — 15% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.94 to 0.63 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 22% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

This trend is not current. The most recent of these two inspections was over 2 years ago; the arrow describes what inspectors found then, not what the home is like now.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

15 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 5 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Ecited before2026-06-12 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — pattern
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Number of residents sampled: 38Number of residents cited: 3Based on observations, record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that a person-centered comprehensive care plan was developed and implemented to address the residents' medical, physical, mental, and psychosocial needs. This was evident for one of one resident (Resident #13) reviewed for Dialysis. One of one resident (Resident #56) reviewed for Abuse and 0ne of five residents (Resident # 203) reviewed for Respiratory Care. Specifically, 1). A comprehensive care plan was not developed and implemented for Resident #13 who was receiving dialysis treatment, 2). A comprehensive care plan was not created for Resident #56 who was exhibiting self-injurious behavior, and 3). A comprehensive care plan was not created for Resident #203 who was receiving oxygen treatment. The findings are: The facility's policy and procedure titled Comprehensive Care Plan reviewed 01/05/2026 documented an individualized comprehensive care plan that includes…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-06-12 · tag F0657 — failed to keep the care plan current — pattern
  Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Number of residents sampled:38Number of residents cited: 4Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure that a resident's comprehensive care plan was reviewed and revised by the interdisciplinary team after each assessment, including both the comprehensive and quarterly review assessments. This was evident for one of five residents (Resident #8) reviewed for Unnecessary Medications, one of five residents (Resident #191) reviewed for Respiratory Care, one of one resident (Resident #56) reviewed for Abuse, and one of one resident (Resident #29) reviewed for Advance Directives out of a sample of 38 residents. Specifically, 1). The care plan related to Depression for Resident #8, 2). The Respiratory care plan for Resident #191, 3). The Abuse Care Plan for Resident #56, and 4). The Advance Directive care plan for Resident #29 was not reviewed and revised after each assessment. The findings include but are not limited to: The facility policy titled Comprehensive Care Plan dated last reviewed…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-06-12 · tag F0580 — failed to tell family and doctor about changes — isolated
  Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the designated resident representative was notified of and involved in a significant medication change for one (Resident #56) of one resident reviewed for notification of change. Specifically, the facility decreased Resident #56's Seroquel dose from 25 milligram three times daily to 12.5 milligram three times daily on 01/26/2026 without documented notification to or consultation with the resident's representative. The findings include:The facility policy titled Notification of Medication Changes reviewed on 12/31/2025 states that the resident, family, and/or resident representative has the right to be informed of and participate in treatment decisions. The policy further states that before initiating, discontinuing, increasing, or decreasing a medication, the resident, family, and/or representative must be informed of the benefits, risks, alternatives, and potential adverse effects. The resident has the right to accept or decline…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-06-12 · tag F0604 — failed to not use physical restraints improperly — isolated
  Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from physical restraints imposed for purposes other than the treatment of a medical symptom. This was evident in one (Resident #56) of one resident reviewed for physical restraints out of 38 total sampled residents. Specifically, Resident #56 was repeatedly observed sitting in the middle of their bed with legs hanging off the side of the bed between the elevated head and foot sections of the bed while the bed was placed against a wall. The facility lacked documentation supporting the medical necessity, informed consent, assessment, or ongoing reevaluation of the bed's placement against the wall.The findings include:The facility's Use of Restraints policy last reviewed 12/31/2025, states that restraints may only be used to treat a resident's medical symptoms after less restrictive alternatives have been unsuccessful. The policy prohibits restraints for staff convenience, discipline, or fall prevention and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2026-06-12 · tag F0609 — failed to report abuse allegations — isolated
  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and interviews, the facility did not ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse or neglect, including injuries of unknown origin, were reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation was made, if the events that caused the allegation involved abuse or resulted in serious bodily injury, or not later than twenty four hours if the events that caused the allegation did not involve abuse and did not result in serious bodily injury, to the New York State Department of Health. This was evident in two (Residents #56 and #241) of seven residents investigated for accidents. Specifically, the facility failed to report an unexplained facial injury sustained by Resident #56 on 08/05/2025 and an unwitnessed fall resulting in a left hip fracture sustained by Resident #241 on 10/15/2025, despite both residents being unable to explain how the injuries occurred. The findings include: The facility's Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Mistreatment, and Misappropriation of Resident's…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-04-02 · tag F0693 — failed to provide proper feeding-tube care — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interviews, and record reviews conducted during an Abbreviated Survey (NY00317501), the facility failed to ensure that a resident who is fed by enteral means receives the appropriate care and services to prevent complications of enteral feeding. This was evident for one out of four residents (Resident #1) sampled for nutrition. Specifically, Resident #1 experienced persisting diarrhea from March 2023 to October 2023 while receiving tube feedings and experienced a significant weight loss of over 20 percent. There was no documented evidence that additional medical follow-up was attempted when the facility was unable to identify a cause for the persistent diarrhea or that increased weight monitoring was implemented when Resident #1 experienced a significant weight loss. The findings are: The facility's Policy and Procedure Nutrition and Hydration reviewed September 2023 states that residents within the facility will maintain adequate parameters of nutritional and hydration status, to the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2024-02-28 · tag F0609 — failed to report abuse allegations — isolated
  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interviews and record review conducted during the recertification and complaint (NY00310615) survey from 2/21/2024 to 2/28/2024, the facility did not ensure all alleged violations involving injuries of unknown source, were reported immediately to the New York State Department of Health, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made. This was evident for 1 (Resident #24) out of 4 residents reviewed for Abuse out of 35 total sampled residents. Specifically, the facility did not report Resident #24's dislocated right shoulder of unknown origin within 2 hours of the occurrence. The findings include: The facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Mistreatment, and Misappropriation of Residents' Property last dated 1/2024 documented the facility will report any incident and/or violation where abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or misappropriation of property is suspected to the New York State Department of Health. Resident #24 had diagnoses of Osteoarthritis, Dementia and Hypertension. The…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2021-12-21 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, interviews, and record review conducted during a recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that infection control practices were maintained. Specifically, 1) oxygen tubing was observed touching the floor; 2) a catheter bag was observed on the floor; 3) Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers (ABHR) were used after expiration date; and 4) staff did not ensure residents' hands were sanitized prior to meals. This was evident for 2 of 4 residents reviewed for Respiratory Care (Resident # 33 and Resident # 52), 1 of 3 residents reviewed for Urinary Catheter (Resident # 52), 5 of 6 units observed for Infection Control (Unit #2, 3, 4, 5, & 7) and 1 of 6 units observed for Dining (Unit #7). The findings are: 1) The facility policy on Oxygen Administration effective 05/21/2019 documented During use, if nasal cannula/mask tubing touches the floor, discards and replaces with new nasal cannula/mask set-up. (a)Resident #33 was admitted to facility with diagnoses that included Chronic Obstructive…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2021-12-21 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and staff interviews conducted during the Recertification and Complaint survey, the facility did not ensure that person-centered care plans were developed to address a resident's medical needs. Specifically, a comprehensive care plan (CCP) related to anticoagulant (AC) use was not developed for a resident receiving Eliquis. This was evident for 1 of 7 residents reviewed for Unnecessary Medication. (Resident #35). The findings are: The facility policy titled CCP dated 11/12/2019 documented the Unit Director/Registered Nurse (RN) initiates and implements a nursing care plan to meet the resident's immediate care needs. Resident #35 had a diagnosis of chronic embolism and thrombosis of left lower extremity, PVD/PAD, Alzheimer's disease, and Diabetes Mellitus. The Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] documented Resident #35 was moderately cognitively impaired and received AC therapy. Physician Orders (MDO) dated 6/16/21 documented Resident #35 was receiving Eliquis twice daily for…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2021-12-21 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interviews and record review conducted during the recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that all medications and biologicals were labeled in accordance with currently accepted pharmaceutical principles and practices. Specifically, resident metered dose inhalers did not have a medication label that includes the resident's name, medication name, prescribed dose, strength, and route of administration. This was evident for 3 resident inhalers on 1 of 6 units observed for Medication Storage (Unit 3). The findings are: The facility policy and procedure titled Medication Storage dated 8/8/2018 documented that all medications come labeled from the pharmacy with residents' names and room numbers. 1) On 12/15/21 at 11:24 AM an observation was conducted of the medication cart on the 3rd floor at the nurses station. Three inhalers in the medication cart were not labeled to identify the specific resident for whom it was prescribed. An Ipratropium Bromide HFA Aerosol Solution was observed in the packaging box for resident #10. There was no label identifying the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to INFINITE CARE — 8 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $1.0M paid to related parties (affiliated landlords or management companies) in its most recent cost report. A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in NY