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North Shore - Lij Orzac Center for Rehabilitation

900 FRANKLIN AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY, 11580
(516) 256-6700
120 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
120
CMS facility ID
335700
Care type
Nursing home
County
Nassau
Facility name
North Shore - Lij Orzac Center for Rehabilitation
Street address
900 FRANKLIN AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Valley Stream, NY 11580
Phone
(516) 256-6700

North Shore - Lij Orzac Center for Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Valley Stream, New York. It is licensed for 120 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Valley Stream 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 North Shore - Lij Orzac Center for Rehabilitation 12 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $41,575 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

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Northwell Healthcare Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2015
Battinelli, David
Officer — since 2021
Claster, Mark
Officer — since 2015
Costalas, Konstantine
Officer — since 2021
Crotty, Margaret
Officer — since 2021
Cusack, Michele
Managing employee · Officer — since 2017
Dowling, Michael
Managing employee · Director — since 2015
Drummond, Donna
Officer — since 2021
Epstein, Michael
Officer — since 2021
Gallo, Kathleen
Officer — since 2021
Gindi, Harry
Officer — since 2021
Gloade, Mark
Officer — since 2021
Goldstein, Richard
Officer — since 2015
Kraemer, Laurence
Officer — since 2021
Kraut, Jeffrey
Officer — since 2021
Lynch, Christopher
Managing employee — since 2000
Mack, William
Officer — since 2015
Miller, Richard
Officer — since 2017
Moscola, Joseph
Officer — since 2021
Nappi, Ralph
Officer — since 2015
Philip, Arpan
Managing employee — since 2000
Rosenthal, Robert
Officer — since 2021
Rubenstein, Barry
Officer — since 2015
Solazzo, Mark
Managing employee · Director — since 2015
Tangney, Eugene
Officer — since 2021
Zucker, Donald
Officer — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1989-01-13
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$41,575 total
Last standard inspection
2025-05-16
Nurse staffing
5.9 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
120
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
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.
2025-05-16Health inspection3 citations
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-07-09
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 2025-07-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-09
2024-08-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-09-10
F-0760
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-09-10
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2024-01-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-03-31
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-03-31
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-03-31
F-0742
D · No harm found
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Corrected 2024-03-31
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-03-31
2022-01-31Health inspection1 citation
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 2022-03-20
2022-01-31Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-03-18

Federal penalties

2024-08-02Fine$41,575
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 335700.
What people say on Google.
3.178 ratings on Google
★★★★★Justine Balog · 2026-03-30 · via Google

“We are so grateful for the experience we have had with Orzac. They have been wonderful. They treated my aunt with such kindness and dignity. The facility is spotless and my aunt actually looks forward to eating their meals. They have a ton of space dedicated to both Physical and Occupational therapy and a great deal of equipment in comparison to other facilities we were considering for my aunt’s s…”

★Alison Spano · 2026-02-24 · via Google

“Our family’s experience was difficult. We often found our grandmother sitting unattended for extended periods with minimal engagement outside of daily physical therapy. When we requested assistance, we were told staff needed to complete rounds before tending to her. While we understand facilities are busy, it was hard to see her without more stimulation or proactive care. Families may want to be p…”

★★★★Karen Polito · 2026-06-10 · via Google

“I was at Orzac today and was really impressed with staff and condition of the center.. There was something that did disturb me , this very nice and informative dietitian came around to speak with a patient .When she passed by, she went over how much water this patient was drinking and then proceeded to tell her with " HEART FAILURE" she should't drink too much water because it hard on your heart.T…”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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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
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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