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The Heritage Rehabilitation And Health Care Center

5606 15Th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 112197188511000Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 79Avg. daily residents: 74Chain: Shimon Lefkowitz (5 facilities)County: Kings

The complete public record on The Heritage Rehabilitation And Health Care Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Brooklyn, 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.
The Heritage Rehabilitation And Health Care Center holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier 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

3.23 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.62)
0.66 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.71)
2.91 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
34.8% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (40.4)
55.0% 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

May 15, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
2 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.9)
1 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

14 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 15, 20250655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 15, 20250676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 17, 20230803Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician,…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 26, 20210604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.K · Immediate jeopardy
November 26, 20210867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 26, 20210880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 26, 20210921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 26, 20210550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 26, 20210578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 26, 20210584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and…D · 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.