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Ferncliff Nursing Home

21 FERNCLIFF DRIVE, RHINEBECK, NY, 12572

(845) 876-2011

www.archcare.org/ferncliff

309 licensed beds

CMS rates Ferncliff Nursing Home 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 45 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

21 Ferncliff Drive

Rhinebeck, NY 12572

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Bed capacity

309

CMS facility ID

335405

Care type

Nursing home

County

Dutchess

Facility name

Ferncliff Nursing Home

Street address

21 FERNCLIFF DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Phone

(845) 876-2011

Website

www.archcare.org/ferncliff

About this facility — Ferncliff Nursing Home

Ferncliff Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Rhinebeck, New York. It is licensed for 309 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Rhinebeck 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 Ferncliff Nursing Home 45 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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

Parent company

Archcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Alberto, Thomas

Director — since 2019

Antoine, Christina

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Augustine, Gemma

Operational control — since 2025

Bujno, Stephen

Director — since 2024

Cahill, John

Director — since 2024

Catholic Health Care Systems

Operational control — since 2005

Cortes, Tara

Director — since 2019

Covone, Annmarie

Officer · Operational control — since 2009

Fahey, Thomas

Director — since 2010

Feldmann, Eric

Director — since 2019

Gleason, John

Director — since 2024

Gray, Karen

Director — since 2024

Johnson, Clarion

Director — since 2024

Kasergrande, Leslie

Director — since 2024

Kelleher, Rory

Director — since 2010

Lamorte, Joseph

Director — since 2024

Larue, Scott

Officer · Operational control — since 2014

O'brien, Thomas

Director — since 2010

Park, Richard

Director — since 2024

Roberti, Cynthia

Director — since 2024

Rooney, Kathryn

Director — since 2019

Saporito, Joseph

Director — since 2024

Serbaroli, Frank

Director — since 2024

Sweeney, Gerald

Director — since 2019

Tokarz, Dorice

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Tooker, Patricia

Director — since 2024

Walsh, Gerald

Director — since 2024

Whiston, William

Director — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1973-10-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-02-27

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$808 per day (≈ $24,560/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

75% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 20% private/other

Occupancy

84% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

66% above the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

309

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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-11-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-01-07

2025-02-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 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 2025-04-18

F-0584

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-04-18

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-18

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2025-04-18

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 2025-04-18

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F-0725

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2025-04-18

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 2025-04-18

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (34 citations)

2025-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-17

2024-03-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered16 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 2024-05-23

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 2024-06-25

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 2024-05-23

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 2024-06-25

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-05-23

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-05-23

F-0686

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-06-25

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-05-23

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 2024-05-23

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-06-25

F-0725

E · No harm found

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2024-05-23

F-0807

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.

Corrected 2024-05-23

F-0810

D · No harm foundFood safety

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Corrected 2024-05-23

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 2024-05-23

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-25

F-0925

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2024-06-25

2021-04-20Health inspection5 citations

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2021-06-18

F-0657

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-06-18

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2021-06-18

F-0689

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-06-18

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2021-06-18

2025-02-27Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0281

D · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2025-03-06

K-0293

D · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-13

2024-03-29Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0521

E · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0918

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-15

2021-04-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2021-06-09

K-0281

D · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2021-06-09

K-0311

E · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2021-06-09

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2021-06-09

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2021-06-09

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 335405.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New York.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 77% 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

40%

Higher than 54% 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 8 and worse on 2. 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	5.7%	13.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	2.5%	5.7%	5.1%	Better 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	0.1%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	12.9%	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	3.2%	3.1%	3.2%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	93.7%	91.8%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	10.8%	11.1%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	25.2%	13.2%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	95.2%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	1.4%	6.5%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	19.7%	18.6%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	13.5%	13.7%	15.4%	Near state average
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.66	1.67	1.81	Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.54	1.29	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	74.8%	77.6%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.4%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	80.0%	78.9%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	20.4%	20.6%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	10.0%	9.4%	11.8%	Near state average

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-0689 4 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0600 2 inspections. Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0584 2 inspections. 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.
F-0677 2 inspections. Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0688 2 inspections. Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

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

Northern Dutchess Hospital, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus, about 3.7 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center, about 17 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

The Terraces At Brookmeade, Rhinebeck, about 2.4 miles. 3 state visits on record.
The Baptist Home At Brookmeade, Rhinebeck, about 2.4 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Northeast Ctr for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury, Lake Katrine, about 3.9 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Mountain Valley Manor, Kingston, about 4.2 miles. 1 state visits on record.
Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Kingston, about 4.9 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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