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Ocean Gardens Care Center

64 11 Beach Channel Drive, Arverne, NY 116927189450700Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 280Avg. daily residents: 266County: Queens
Health inspection overdue — CMS reports the most recent standard inspection is older than its normal cycle.

The complete public record on Ocean Gardens Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Arverne, New York, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New York average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Ocean Gardens Care Center holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

2.39 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.62)
0.46 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.71)
2.21 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
34.1% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (40.4)
44.7% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 27, 2023 most recent standard health inspection
10 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.9)
16 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

35 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 19, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 25, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
March 25, 20260836Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all… ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 25, 20260641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 12, 20260580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 12, 20260609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 17, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 3, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 27, 20230576Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 27, 20230759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.