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Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center

48 CEDAR STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11221

(718) 455-6200

www.buenavidarehab.com

240 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

48 Cedar Street

Brooklyn, NY 11221

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Bed capacity

240

CMS facility ID

335826

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kings

Facility name

Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center

Street address

48 CEDAR STREET

City / state / ZIP

Brooklyn, NY 11221

Phone

(718) 455-6200

Website

www.buenavidarehab.com

About this facility — Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center

Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing 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 Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center 30 times across 9 inspections in the last three years; 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 August 31, 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

Parent company

Infinite Care

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Fbh Healthcare Group Llc

Direct owner — 50% stake — since 2020

Kohen, Eliyahu

Direct owner — 40% stake — since 2020

Zelman, Eliezer

Direct owner — 10% stake — since 2020

Blumenkrantz, David

Managing employee — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

6 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2001-03-09

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-02-28

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$455 per day (≈ $13,830/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

62% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 25% private/other

Occupancy

96% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

6% 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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2026-08-10

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2026-08-10

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 2026-08-10

F-0656

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-08-10

F-0657

E · 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 2026-08-10

2024-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0693

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-05-08

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (24 citations)

2024-02-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2024-04-17

2021-12-21Health inspection3 citations

F-0656

D · 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 2022-02-19

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 2022-02-19

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-02-19

2019-05-13Health inspection5 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2019-06-30

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2019-06-30

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2019-06-30

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2019-06-30

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-06-30

2024-02-28Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0006

C · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2024-04-26

K-0374

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-26

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2024-04-26

K-0915

E · No harm found

Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

Corrected 2024-04-26

K-0918

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-26

2021-12-21Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0006

C · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2022-03-25

E-0026

C · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2022-02-21

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2022-03-25

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2022-02-21

K-0932

D · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2022-02-21

2019-05-13Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0004

C · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2019-06-30

E-0024

C · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.

Corrected 2019-06-30

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2019-05-27

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2019-07-12

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2019-05-27

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 335826.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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