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Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

835 HERKIMER STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11233

(718) 221-2600

240 licensed beds

CMS rates Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 35 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

835 Herkimer Street

Brooklyn, NY 11233

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Bed capacity

240

CMS facility ID

335070

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kings

Facility name

Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Street address

835 HERKIMER STREET

City / state / ZIP

Brooklyn, NY 11233

Phone

(718) 221-2600

Website

brooklyngardens.com

About this facility — Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brooklyn, New York. It is licensed for 240 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 100 senior care facilities in Brooklyn and 596 skilled nursing facilities across New York. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 35 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Melnicke, Israel

Director — since 2012

Melnicke, Matthew

Director — since 2012

Melnicke, Michael

Director · Officer — since 2012

Schuck, Robert

Operational control — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-05-29

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$342 per day (≈ $10,400/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

60% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 34% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

30% below the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

240

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-02-09

F-0842

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2026-02-09

2025-12-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2026-01-15

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-01-15

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (31 citations)

2025-05-29Health inspection4 citations

F-0577

C · No harm found

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Corrected 2025-07-16

F-0694

E · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-07-16

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-07-16

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-07-16

2024-12-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-11-18

2023-10-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-12-20

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-12-20

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-12-20

2023-05-16Health inspection5 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2023-06-17

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-06-17

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2023-06-17

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-06-17

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-06-17

2020-11-09Health inspection4 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2020-12-18

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2020-12-18

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2020-12-03

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2020-12-02

2025-05-29Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0004

C · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-07-28

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-07-28

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-07-28

2023-05-16Fire-safety inspection9 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0281

F · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0374

D · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-06-29

K-0921

C · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2023-06-29

2020-11-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0362

E · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2020-12-15

K-0781

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2020-12-15

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 335070.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New York.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 54% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.3

Higher than 29% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

28%

Higher than 23% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 38%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the New York average on 10 and worse on 8. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	10.4%	13.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	7.5%	5.7%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.5%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	6.5%	20.1%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.6%	3.1%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	49.6%	91.8%	93.7%	Worse than state
Ability to walk independently worsened	8.4%	11.1%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	8.5%	13.2%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	38.3%	95.2%	95.3%	Worse than state
With pressure ulcers	7.1%	6.5%	4.5%	Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	25.5%	18.6%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	12.8%	13.7%	15.4%	Near state average
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.07	1.67	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.07	1.29	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	33.8%	77.6%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.7%	1.1%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	22.6%	78.9%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	18.7%	20.6%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	6.9%	9.4%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0580 2 inspections. Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
F-0609 2 inspections. Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0355 2 inspections. Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Verify & compare

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Who to contact in New York

Licensing: New York State Department of Health
File a complaint: 888-201-4563 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 855-582-6769. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 844-697-3505. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, about 1.7 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, about 1.7 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Kings County Hospital Center, about 1.9 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Brooklyn Center for Rehabilitation and Residential, Brooklyn, about 0.4 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio, Brooklyn, about 0.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Moffat Gardens Alp, Brooklyn, about 0.9 miles. 1 state visits on record.
Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn, about 1.2 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center, Brooklyn, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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