Rockaway Care Center
Nursing home in Far Rockaway, New York, CMS certification number 335571
353 Beach 48th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 · Queens County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 228
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $135,193 (1)
Does Rockaway Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Rockaway Care Center 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Rockaway Care Center 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
- 3.31
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.69
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.46
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.16
- Weekend total hours
- 2.91
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 53.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 10, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 27, 2023, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Rockaway Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $135,193 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 209.1 residents live here, about 92% of its 228 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 228
- Average residents per day
- 209.1
- Certified since
- November 1, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Rockaway Care Center
- Legal business name
- Rockaway Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
Other nursing homes near Rockaway Care Center
- Lawrence Nursing Care Center, Inc350 Beach 54th Street, Arverne 11692
- Ocean Gardens Care Center64 11 Beach Channel Drive, Arverne 11692
- Resort Nursing Home430 Beach 68th Street, Arverne 11692
- Far Rockaway Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing13 11 Virginia Street, Far Rockaway 11691
- Peninsula Nursing And Rehabilitation Center50 15 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway 11691
See also all nursing homes in Far Rockaway.
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 12 in Far Rockaway, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Rockaway Care Center, 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 Rockaway Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Rockaway Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Rockaway Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Rockaway Care Center?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Rockaway Care Center?
Rockaway Care Center LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.