Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
Nursing home in Flushing, New York, CMS certification number 335133
35-15 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354 · Queens County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 227
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 6, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $87,741 (1)
Does Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce 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
- 3.20
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.12
- Weekend total hours
- 2.96
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 51.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 6, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 9, 2024, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce 1 time in the past 3 years, for $87,741 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 214.6 residents live here, about 95% of its 227 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 227
- Average residents per day
- 214.6
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
- Legal business name
- Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing of Central Queens LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Sapphire Care Group, 2.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
- The Pavilion at Queens for Rehabilitation & Nursin36-17 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing 11354
- Long Island Care Center Inc144-61 38th Avenue, Flushing 11354
- Elmhurst Care Center, Inc,100 17 23rd Avenue, East Elmhurst 11369
- Cliffside Rehab & Residential Health Care Center119 - 19 Graham Court, Flushing 11354
- Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitati139 66 35th Avenue, Flushing 11354
See also all nursing homes in Flushing.
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 11 in Flushing, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce, 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 Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce
What is the CMS star rating of Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Of Ce?
Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing of Central Queens LLC, for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.