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Jefferson's Ferry

500 MATHER DRIVE, SOUTH SETAUKET, NY, 11720
(631) 650-2700
60 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
335833
Care type
Nursing home
County
Suffolk
Facility name
Jefferson's Ferry
Street address
500 MATHER DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
South Setauket, NY 11720
Phone
(631) 650-2700

About this facility — Jefferson's Ferry

Jefferson's Ferry is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in South Setauket, New York. It is licensed for 60 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in South Setauket 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 Jefferson's Ferry 7 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Amtmann, Brian
Officer — since 2015
Caulfield, Robert
Officer — since 2009
Comerford, Anthony
Operational control — since 2016
Danowski, James
Director — since 2010
Darwell, Wendy
Director — since 2023
Davidow, Lawrence
Director — since 2022
Engelhardt, Debra
Director — since 2019
Kubasek-shemitz, Kim
Director — since 2019
Roberts, Kenneth
Director — since 2022
Shattes, Wayne
Director — since 1997
Sini, John
Director — since 2007
Snyder, Gloria
Director — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2001-11-06
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-05-29
Nurse staffing
5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$445 per day (≈ $13,530/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
10% Medicaid · 32% Medicare · 58% private/other
Occupancy
82% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
8% below the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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

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.
2025-06-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2025-07-31
2024-11-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0604
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-01-17
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (5 citations)
2024-05-31Health inspection1 citation
F-0804
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2024-07-01
2022-08-30Health inspection1 citation
F-0888
C · No harm found
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Corrected 2022-10-25
2025-05-29Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0531
D · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2025-07-15
2024-05-31Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-07-15
2022-08-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-10-15
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 335833.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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