Essex Center For Rehabilitation And Healthcare

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.

36.8% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that worse than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 64 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 78.8% 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 33 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 0.27 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 41% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 4% of this home’s weekday level — it runs therapy on weekdays, with essentially none at the weekend. 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 100 beds and averages 95.8 residents a day — about 96% occupied, or roughly 4 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 3.25 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.46 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 1.98 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 2.98 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.36 on weekdays — 11% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.52 to 0.31 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 82% is well above 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.

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.

19 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 9 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Ecited before2024-11-13 · tag F0584 — failed to keep a safe, clean, comfortable home — pattern
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, record review, and interview during the recertification survey, the facility did not ensure necessary housekeeping and maintenance services were provided to maintain a clean, sanitary, comfortable, and homelike environment on resident unit #s 1, 2, and 3 and the lobby/administrative areas. Specifically, floors and windows were not clean, and walls were not in good repair. This is evidenced by: During observations on 11/07/2024 at 10:38 AM through 11:40 AM, the floors in the following areas were soiled with dirt or were soiled dirt and cobwebs next to walls and in corners: • Meeting Room. • Ice Machine room. • Director of Nursing office. • Medical Records office. • Activities room. • Main Dining Room. • Unit #1 Dirty Utility room. • Unit #3 short hall foyer, long hall foyer, janitor closet & floor sink, electrical closet, and Clean Utility room. • Resident room #s: 2, 10, 11, 12, 14, 101, 107, 112, 116, 118, 119, 120, 122, 124, 123, and 127. Additionally, the walls were scraped in room #s 101, 107, 116, 117, 122, and 124; and the window tracks were soiled with…

  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 date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2024-11-13 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — pattern
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, record review, and interview during the recertification survey, the facility did not ensure food was stored, prepared, distributed, or served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety in the main kitchen and 3 of 3 nourishment kitchenettes. Specifically, surfaces were soiled with food particles, and/or dirt, equipment was not in good repair, thermometers were not in calibration, and the facility did not have the correct test kit to check the concentration of sanitizing solution used to manually sanitize food contact surfaces. This was evidenced by: All observations were on 11/04/2024 from 12:05 PM through 1:10 PM. In the main kitchen: • One of 3 food temperature thermometers was not in calibration at 37 degrees Fahrenheit when tested in the standard ice bath method. • The test papers for checking the concentration of chemical sanitizer were dated 11/01/2024 and were expired. • The automatic dishwashing machine final rinse was 9 pounds per square inch of water pressure; the machine data plate information required the rinse to be between…

  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.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-11-13 · tag F0582 — isolated
  Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on medical record review and interview during the recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that residents and/or their designated representative were fully informed of potential financial liability for rehabilitative services during a non-covered stay for 2 (Resident #s 56 and 74) of 3 resident records reviewed). Specifically, residents who remained in the facility and after receiving covered rehabilitative services were not provided with the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form for Medicare Part A and received timely notification (2-day notification) of the termination of Medicare Part A services with the required Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage form. This is evidenced by: There was no documented evidence that Resident #s 56 and 74 were informed of potential financial liability for rehabilitative services during a non-covered stay with the required Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form for Medicare Part A and that the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage form was given to Resident #56 two days prior to the termination of services. During an interview…

  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 date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-11-13 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and interview during the recertification survey, the environment was not free from accident hazards over which the facility had control. Specifically, dangerous tools were left unattended in resident areas on unit 3. This is evidenced by: During observations on 11/06/2024 at 8:05 AM through 8:15 AM, an unattended maintenance tool cart with open access to tools such as screwdrivers was found on Unit #3 in the corridor by the library; a six-inch broad fixed blade knife was on the unenclosed middle tier shelf of the cart. There was no documented evidence in the facility Incident and Accident reports of residents having facility tools or getting tools off the facility tool carts for the past 6-months. The undated document titled Maintenance Assistant documented that maintenance staff were trained to place tools in storage upon leaving work areas. During an interview on 11/07/2024 at 12:09 AM, Director of Maintenance #1 stated that they brought their tool cart to the library area on Unit #3 when they were called off the unit. On route to greet a vendor they asked 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 · D2024-11-13 · tag F0814 — failed to dispose of garbage properly — isolated
  Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
  What the surveyor found here — the official record, unedited, may be distressing

  Based on observation and staff interview during the recertification survey, the facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. Specifically, the waste contained in dumpsters was not covered. This is evidenced by: During observations on 11/04/2024 at 1:21 PM, three of the 4 garbage dumpsters were not closed, and garbage was found within. During an interview on 11/04/2024 at 1: 29 PM, Administrator #1 stated that they would speak with staff about keeping the dumpsters closed after filling them. 10 New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations 415.14(h)

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-11-13 · tag F0600 — failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect — isolated
  Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, record review, and interview during a recertification survey and abbreviated survey (Case #NY00351614), the facility did not ensure it protected the resident's right to be free from abuse and neglect for one (Resident #68) of three residents reviewed. Specifically, the facility investigation determined the likely cause of the resident's elopement on 8/15/2024 was, they were placed in the locked utility room by a terminated employee. This is evidenced by: The Facility's Policy titled, Abuse last reviewed 6/01/2024 documented the following: the facility prohibits the mistreatment, neglect, abuse, and misappropriation of resident property by anyone. Resident #68 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses of dementia with behaviors, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a group of lung disease that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe), and. schizoaffective disorder. The Minimum Data Set (an assessment tool) dated 10/12/2024, documented the resident could be understood, could sometimes understand, and had severely impaired cognition for daily decision…

  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 · D2024-11-13 · tag F0657 — failed to keep the care plan current — isolated
  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

  Based on record review and interviews during a recertification survey, the facility did not ensure comprehensive care plans were reviewed after each assessment and revised based on changing goals, preferences, and needs of the resident and in response to current interventions for 1 (Resident #84) of 20 residents reviewed. Specifically, for Resident #84, the facility did not ensure an interdisciplinary care plan meeting was held to review the comprehensive care plan. Resident #84 was admitted to the facility with the diagnoses of cerebral infarction (stroke), gastro-esophageal reflux disease and hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction (paralysis on one side after stroke). The Minimum Data Set (an assessment tool) dated 9/27/2024 documented the resident was usually understood, could usually understand others, and had a mild cognitive impairment. The Policy and Procedure titled Care Planning - Interdisciplinary Team dated 8/2019, documented the Interdisciplinary Team was responsible for the review and updating of care plans including inviting and encouraging 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.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2024-06-18 · tag F0677 — failed to help fully-dependent residents with daily care — pattern
  Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
  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, record review, and interviews during an abbreviated survey (Case #sNY00328017 and NY00340585), the facility did not ensure residents who were unable to carry out activities of daily living received the necessary services to maintain grooming and personal hygiene for 3 residents (Resident #s 1, 3, and 7) of 7 residents reviewed for activities of daily living. Specifically, (a) Resident #1's appearance was unkempt, they were wearing only a t-shirt and brief, and their bed had a dried ring of a urine appearing substance on the incontinence pad. (b)Resident #3's fingernails were not clean, and their hair was greasy. (c)Resident #7's hair was greasy, their fingernails were not clean, and the upper right leg of their slacks was soiled. This is evidenced by: The Policy and Procedure titled Activities of Daily Living Care and Support revised 3/13/2024, documented activity of daily living care and support would be provided for residents who were unable to carry out Activities of Daily Living…

  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 · D2024-06-18 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  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, record review, and interviews during an abbreviated survey (Case #s sNY00328017 and NY00340585), the facility did not ensure the resident had a right to a dignified existence for 1 (Resident #1) of 7 residents reviewed for residents' right to a dignified existence. Specifically, Resident #1's colostomy bag was exposed, their upper body was not covered, and breasts were exposed, and the resident's lower body was not appropriately clothed, as they were observed lying on their bed and walking in the hallway with only a brief on. This is evidenced by: The facility's Corporate Compliance Manual updated 7/12/2021, documented residents must be afforded their right to a dignified existence. Resident #1 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder (a mental health condition that's triggered by an event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event), vascular dementia (loss of memory, language,…

  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 date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-18 · tag F0583 — failed to protect personal privacy — isolated
  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  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 during an abbreviated survey (Case #sNY00328017 and NY00340585), the facility did not ensure the resident had a right to personal privacy and confidentiality of their personal and medical records for 2 (Residents #1 and #2) of 2 residents reviewed for the right to personal privacy and confidentiality. Specifically, the facility did not maintain confidentially for Residents #1 and 2 when staff were texting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-protected information to other staff members using an application on their personal cell phones not sanctioned by the facility. This is evidenced by: The Policy and Procedure titled, Cell Phone Use last revised 10/2019, documented to maintain the privacy and confidentiality rights of our residents and to be in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the use of any non-company issued personal electronic device, such as cellular telephones was prohibited in resident areas.…

  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 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 CENTERS HEALTH CARE — 36 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

CMS files one row per role, so the 10 rows in the source record cover these 7 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

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 $1.5M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 11% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals. 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.

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