Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Brooklyn, New York, CMS certification number 335328
615 Avenue C, Brooklyn, NY 11218 · Kings County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 240
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
- 4.32
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.62
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.86
- Weekend total hours
- 3.98
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 31.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 3, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 31, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 230.8 residents live here, about 96% of its 240 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 240
- Average residents per day
- 230.8
- Certified since
- June 1, 1971
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Palm Gardens Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 5 homes nationally under Shimon Lefkowitz, 2.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Caton Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC1312 Caton Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
- Ditmas Park Care Center2107 Ditmas Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
- The Monarch at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing135 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn 11226
- The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center5606 15th Avenue, Brooklyn 11219
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare4915 10th Avenue, Brooklyn 11219
See also all nursing homes in Brooklyn.
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, the 40 in Brooklyn, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 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 Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
Palm Gardens Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.