Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
Nursing home in Great Neck, New York, CMS certification number 335250
199 Community Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021 · Nassau County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 200
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.07
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.72
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.71
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 55.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 3, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 11, 2023, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 194.3 residents live here, about 97% of its 200 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 194.3
- Certified since
- June 1, 1977
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
- Legal business name
- Wedgewood Care Center Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 18 homes nationally under Jonathan Bleier, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
- Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilit300 Community Drive, Manhasset 11030
- Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehab271-11 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park 11040
- The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Great Neck15 ST Pauls Place, Great Neck 11021
- Little Neck Care Center260 19 Nassau Boulevard, Little Neck 11362
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home, Inc260 01 79th Avenue, Glen Oaks 11004
Who inspects nursing homes in New York
New York's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in New York, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck
What is the CMS star rating of Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck?
Wedgewood Care Center Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.