Overview
Rockaway Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 10th of 12 nursing homes in Far Rockaway. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 71% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 10, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $135,193 in the past three years.
Rockaway Care Center is a for-profit facility with 228 certified beds, caring for about 209 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $135,193
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.31 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.46 hrs
- Nurse aides2.16 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 228
- Average residents per day
- 209
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes