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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing

Flushing, New YorkMedicare inspection record
(718) 961-3500

About Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing

Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing in Flushing, New York offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed to help patients regain strength and independence. Our experienced team provides personalized treatment plans and compassionate support during recovery.

Community at a glance

Capacity

227 residents

Location

Flushing, NY

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

35 15 PARSONS BLVD, Flushing, New York 11354

(718) 961-3500

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 6, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the New York average is 8.0).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 2 hours 16 minutes with each resident a day, below the New York average of 3 hours 38 minutes.

Medicare fined Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing once in the last three years, $87,741 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day2 hours 16 minutesBelow the New York average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day38 minutesBelow the New York average
Nursing staff who left in the past year32%Below the New York average

1 administrator has left the home in the past year.

Inspections

18 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

May 6, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jun 30, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 30, 2025

December 30, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 11, 2025
May 9, 2024 · Standard inspection · 13 citations+
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)AdministrationCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 19, 2024
  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 19, 2024
November 21, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 12, 2023
  • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 12, 2023

Fines and payment denials

1 fine totaling $87,741 in the last three years.

  • May 9, 2024Fine: $87,741

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Partnership
Legal business name
Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing of Central Queens LLC
Medicare-certified beds
227
Average residents per day
217
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
January 1, 1967
Part of a chain
Sapphire Care Group, 8 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
335133

Location

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35 15 PARSONS BLVDFlushing, NY 11354

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Questions about Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing

How did Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on May 6, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The New York average is 8.0.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing?+

Nurses and aides spend 2 hours 16 minutes with each resident per day, including 38 minutes from registered nurses. 32% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Sapphire Center for Rehab & Nursing once in the last three years, totaling $87,741.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Flushing Skilled Nursing in New York Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026