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Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care

164 11 CHAPIN PARKWAY, JAMAICA, NY, 11432
(718) 298-7800
200 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
200
CMS facility ID
335336
Care type
Nursing home
County
Queens
Facility name
Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care
Street address
164 11 CHAPIN PARKWAY
City / state / ZIP
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone
(718) 298-7800

Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Jamaica, New York. It is licensed for 200 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 13 senior care facilities in Jamaica 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 Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care 19 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $8,512 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 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Cassena Care
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Debenedictis, Pasquale
Direct owner · Officer — 30% stake — since 2017
Friedman, Leopold
Direct owner · Officer — 30% stake — since 2017
Solovey, Alex
Direct owner · Officer — 30% stake — since 2017
Rutenberg, Solomon
Direct owner · Officer — 9% stake — since 2017
Derosa, Anthony
Operational control — since 2016
Lee, Kwang
Managing employee — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1971-11-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,512 total
Last standard inspection
2025-09-19
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$593 per day (≈ $18,030/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
50% Medicaid · 38% Medicare · 12% private/other
Occupancy
95% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
22% above the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
200
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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2024-05-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
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 2024-06-15
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-06-15
2022-05-13Health inspection3 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2022-06-15
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 2022-06-15
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 2022-06-15
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2025-09-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-12-18
2024-05-29Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-06-13
2022-05-13Fire-safety inspection12 citations
K-0161
F · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2022-08-10
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2022-08-10
K-0232
D · No harm found
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2022-06-16
K-0271
D · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2022-05-20
K-0293
D · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2022-06-16
K-0321
E · 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 2022-06-14
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-06-14
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2022-06-14
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-06-16
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2022-06-09
K-0911
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2022-06-14
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-05-20

Federal penalties

2024-05-29Fine$8,512
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 335336.
What people say on Google.
4.3408 ratings on Google
★★★★★T. Lee · 2026-03-17 · via Google

“The Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehab Center is a most welcoming center beginning with the front desk receptionist. It is bright and cheerful. The staff are courteous, professional, and very helpful. The center’s floors are spacious and bright. The modern-appearing physical therapy department is bright and full of activity with the residents. Its courtyard is beautiful and would probably be even mo…”

★★★★★JP Christmas · 2026-04-14 · via Google

“Staff very friendly, facility is very clean! No smell of urine and disinfectant!!! Very nice space for residents to sit outside- beautiful fountain and flowers.”

★★★★★Milady Martinez · 2026-02-01 · via Google

“My mom has been in your facility only 5 complete days. Until NOW Jan 21 it's a 10: Great & welcomng admission staff. Great nurses on the second floor: Pleasant, caring,; knowledgeable and always smiling staff. Magnificent aids/ assistants. My mom looks clean and smell clean and looks great! Each department make it's business to get in touch with me to make sure that they are doing the right thi…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
Displayed with attribution · refreshed on re-run
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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