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Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit

666 KAPPOCK STREET, RIVERDALE, NY, 10463

(718) 549-1203

www.independencenh.com

190 licensed beds

CMS rates Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 47 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with $66,859 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

666 Kappock Street

Riverdale, NY 10463

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Bed capacity

190

CMS facility ID

335248

Care type

Nursing home

County

Bronx

Facility name

Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit

Street address

666 KAPPOCK STREET

City / state / ZIP

Riverdale, NY 10463

Phone

(718) 549-1203

Website

www.independencenh.com

About this facility — Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit

Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Riverdale, New York. It is licensed for 190 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Riverdale 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.

It is listed as part of The Mayer Family, a group of 11 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilit 47 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $66,859 in fines. 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

The Mayer Family

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Landa, David

Direct owner — 26% stake — since 2003

Davidowitch, Nachum

Direct owner — 24% stake — since 2003

Eisikowicz, Sam

Direct owner — 15% stake — since 2003

Mayer, Andrea

Direct owner — 12% stake — since 2003

Mayer, Giorgio

Direct owner — 12% stake — since 2003

Ruben, Yosef

Direct owner — 11% stake — since 2003

Gewirtz, Jonathan

Managing employee — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1968-01-03

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$66,859 total

Last standard inspection

2024-04-02

Nurse staffing

3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$441 per day (≈ $13,410/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

89% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 2% private/other

Occupancy

87% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

9% below the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

190

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2025-08-23

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 2024-12-09

2024-08-01Health 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 2024-09-19

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 2024-09-19

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (43 citations)

2024-04-03Health 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 2024-05-23

2024-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 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 2024-05-31

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-05-31

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 2024-05-31

F-0655

E · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2024-05-31

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 2024-05-31

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 2024-05-31

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2024-05-31

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-05-31

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-05-31

2022-03-02Health inspection10 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2022-04-29

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2022-04-29

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 2022-04-29

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 2022-04-29

F-0697

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-04-29

F-0726

D · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2022-04-29

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2022-04-29

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2022-04-29

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 2022-04-29

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-04-29

2019-07-16Health inspection9 citations

F-0570

F · No harm found

Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.

Corrected 2019-08-16

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2019-09-12

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2019-09-12

F-0657

E · 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 2019-09-12

F-0725

F · 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 2019-09-12

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2019-09-12

F-0812

F · 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 2019-08-23

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-09-12

F-0921

F · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2019-09-12

2024-04-02Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0291

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-20

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-05-30

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-05-10

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-04-29

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-05-28

K-0761

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-05-30

2022-03-02Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0018

C · No harm found

Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.

Corrected 2022-04-29

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2022-08-15

K-0311

E · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2022-03-29

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-04-29

K-0355

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-04-29

K-0918

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-04-29

2019-07-16Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-12

K-0227

D · No harm found

Have ramps, exits, fire escape ladders, steps, and areas of refuge that meet safety requirements.

Corrected 2019-09-12

Federal penalties

2024-04-02Fine$66,859

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 335248.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in New York.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 79% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

$66,859

More than 89% of nursing homes in the state

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.8

Higher than 67% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

30%

Higher than 30% 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 13 and worse on 4. 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	10.7%	13.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	7.3%	5.7%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	Near state average
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	3.0%	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	2.0%	3.1%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	91.8%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	5.4%	11.1%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	5.3%	13.2%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	95.2%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	8.9%	6.5%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	13.2%	18.6%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	10.0%	13.7%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.19	1.67	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.34	1.29	1.69	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.6%	77.6%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.7%	1.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	78.9%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	23.7%	20.6%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	7.4%	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-0657 4 inspections. Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
F-0609 2 inspections. Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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-0656 2 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F-0578 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
F-0641 2 inspections. Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

Bronx Va Medical Center, about 1.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Montefiore Medical Center, about 2.0 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
St Barnabas Hospital, about 2.4 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Schervier Nursing Care Center, Bronx, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
New Riverdale Rehab and Nursing, Bronx, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Hudson Pointe At Riverdale Center for Nursing and, Bronx, about 0.4 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Manhattanville Health Care Center, Bronx, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Prestige Nursing Care & Rehab Center, Bronx, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.2182 ratings on Google

★★★★Anthony Wieners · 2026-05-19 · via Google
“I went there to visit a family relative. Who is currently very sick? All in all I enjoyed my visit and the staff was very nice. I think maybe they're a little understaffed, but they were extremely polite while we were there and explained his medical condition to us. Even though it's sad to see him in this situation, I was blessed with the opportunity to have a visit with him. So thank you so very …”

★Dave Jones · 2026-06-25 · via Google
“Independence is right, they are Independent of answering a phone. My uncle may be staying be there, but I wouldn't know, as I live out of state, and normally reach him on the phone by his bed. I have not spoken with him in the year 2026 at ALL. They have called me a few times asking for more money, but not until I at least know he is alive. I then tried calling the nurses desk as I was directed by…”

★★★Nicola Campbell · 2025-12-27 · via Google
“My comment is on the visitor entry protocol at your facility. During my visit on Dec 23, I was required to provide my and my mother’s full legal names in three separate formats: a digital kiosk, a public-facing ledger, and verbally to the front desk staff. This process is not only redundant but also raises privacy concerns, as my personal information and my mother's full name are left visible to o…”

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