The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
Nursing home in Brooklyn, New York, CMS certification number 335104
5606 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 · Kings County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 79
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 15, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health 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
- 3.10
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.47
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.99
- Weekend total hours
- 2.71
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 57.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 15, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 17, 2023, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.9 residents live here, about 96% of its 79 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 79
- Average residents per day
- 75.9
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Palm Tree 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 The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Norwegian Christian Home And Health Center1250 67th Street, Brooklyn 11219
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare4915 10th Avenue, Brooklyn 11219
- Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation615 Avenue C, Brooklyn 11218
- Bensonhurst Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare1740 84th Street, Brooklyn 11214
- Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center691 92nd Street, Brooklyn 11228
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.
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Is this your facility?
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Questions about The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center?
Palm Tree Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.