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Huntington Hills Center for Health and Rehabilitat

Melville, New York · CCN 335818

19 surveys since 2010, 4 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
66
Surveys
19
Harm or worse
4
Immediate jeopardy
0
The record, 2010–2026
’10’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Harm or worse4

Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file16/19

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
320
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES
County
Suffolk
Medicare-certified since
1999

CMS ratings

Overall
4
Health inspection
3
Staffing
3
Quality measures
5

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat fewer weighted findings than its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 259 for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in New York.

Last survey on record

Nov 15, 2024

724 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.653.37
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.68—
Annual nurse turnover22.4%33.3%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ—K—L—
Actual harmG—H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD1275.0%E318.8%F—
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C16.3%
CMS’s current file: 16 of the 66 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F6952×

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • F7252×

    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  • F8382×

    Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

  • F5501×

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • F5611×

    Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Huntington Hills Center for Health and Rehabilitat, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF725Nov 15, 2024

    Based on record review and interviews during the Recertification Survey and Abbreviated Survey (Complaint # NY 00356442 ) initiated on 11/6/2024 and completed on 11/15/2024, the facility did not ensure sufficient nursing staff were available to provide nursing services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing of each resident. This was identified for eight of eight nursing units during the Sufficient Staffing Task. Specifically, 1) a review of the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Data Report Quarter three, 2024 (April 1st- June 30th) and the weekend of 11/9/2024 to 11/10/2024 indicated excessively low weekend staffing; 2) a review of the daily staffing sheets revealed the facility did not provide sufficient number of Licensed Nurses as… […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF835Nov 15, 2024

    Based on observations, record review, and interviews during the Recertification Survey and Abbreviated Survey (Complaint # NY 00356442 ) initiated on 11/6/2024 and completed on 11/15/2024, the facility was not administered in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident. Specifically, the facility was not effectively administered to ensure sufficient staffing was provided to promote the highest practicable physical mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident. The Facility Assessment did not include the overall number of facility staff needed to ensure that each resident's needs were being met. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF838Nov 15, 2024

    Based on record review and staff interviews during the Recertification Survey initiated on 11/6/2024 and completed on 11/15/2024, the facility did not ensure its Facility Assessment considered specific staffing needs for each shift and each resident unit (first floor and second floor) in the facility. Specifically, the Facility Assessment, last updated in February 2024, did not include a breakdown of staffing needs for each of the facility's eight units for each shift. Cross Reference: F 725 Sufficient Nursing Staff F 835 Administration The finding is: The Facility Assessment, dated 2/25/2024, documented based on data from several sources including multiple nursing home associations, census-based staffing levels would be approximately one nurse (Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical… […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF641Jul 17, 2026

    Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set Assessment was completed to accurately reflect each resident's status. This was identified for one (Resident #12) of six residents reviewed for accident and for one (Resident #168) of two residents reviewed for respiratory care. Specifically, 1) Resident #12 had a physician's order for Seroquel (an antipsychotic medication) that was initiated on 02/16/2026; however, the quarterly Minimum Data Set assessment dated [DATE] did not accurately reflect use of an antipsychotic medication by Resident #12. 2) Resident #168 had a physician's order for the use of Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (a non-invasive ventilator that helps breathing) machine. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF656Jul 17, 2026

    Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that a comprehensive person-centered care plan was developed and implemented for each resident to meet their medical and nursing needs. This was identified for one (Resident #168) of two resident reviewed for Respiratory Care. Specifically, Resident #168 had a physician's order for a Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (a non-invasive ventilator that helps breathing) machine. There was no care plan developed to address Resident #168's use of the Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure machine. The findings include:The facility's policy titled. […]

Read 24 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 24 of 66 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Jul 17, 2026Standard3 findings
  • Nov 15, 2024Standard8 findings
  • Jun 9, 2023Standard and complaint5 findings
  • Oct 28, 2021Standard3 findings
  • Jan 5, 2021Infection control1 finding
  • Feb 14, 2019Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
  • Oct 16, 2018Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Aug 14, 2018Complaint1 finding
Show the 11 earlier surveys
  • Jan 3, 2018Standard1 finding
  • Oct 31, 2016Standard16 findings
  • May 17, 2016Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 4, 2015Standard3 findings
  • Nov 26, 2014Standard2 findings
  • May 1, 2014Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 29, 2013—5 findings
  • Oct 11, 2013—2 findings · 2 harm
  • Oct 26, 2012—7 findings
  • Oct 25, 2011—3 findings
  • Nov 30, 2010—1 finding

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

Comparable facilities

The nearest facilities to this one in the same peer group, by weighted findings.

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