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Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing of Ce

35-15 Parsons Boulevard, FLUSHING, NY, 11354

(718) 961-3500

www.sapphirerehab.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=SapphireCenterforRehabilitationandNursingofCentralQueens

227 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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35-15 Parsons Boulevard

Flushing, NY 11354

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Bed capacity

227

CMS facility ID

335133

Care type

Nursing home

County

Queens

Facility name

Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing of Ce

Street address

35-15 Parsons Boulevard

City / state / ZIP

Flushing, NY 11354

Phone

(718) 961-3500

Website

www.sapphirerehab.com/?utm_source=GMBSocialClimb&utm_medium=SapphireCenterforRehabilitationandNursingofCentralQueens

About this facility — Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing of Ce

Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing of Ce is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Flushing, New York. It is licensed for 227 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 22 senior care facilities in Flushing 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 Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing of Ce 35 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $87,741 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Sapphire Care Group

Ownership type

For profit - Partnership

Registered owners & officers

Platschek, Richard

Direct owner — 65% stake — since 2015

Enella, Jerome

Managing employee — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$87,741 total

Last standard inspection

2025-05-06

Nurse staffing

2.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$496 per day (≈ $15,080/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

59% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 30% private/other

Occupancy

96% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

2% above the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

227

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.

2025-05-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0559

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

Corrected 2025-06-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-06-30

2024-12-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0835

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Corrected 2025-02-11

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2024-05-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered13 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0552

E · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0583

E · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardy

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

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0609

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0610

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0640

B · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2024-06-19

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 2024-06-19

F-0679

E · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0730

F · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0835

F · No harm found

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-19

F-0947

F · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2024-06-19

2023-11-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

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 2023-12-12

F-0661

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2023-12-12

2022-10-31Health inspection10 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2022-12-30

F-0583

E · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2022-12-30

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2022-12-30

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2022-12-30

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 2022-12-30

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 2022-12-30

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 2022-12-30

F-0685

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-12-30

F-0711

D · No harm found

Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

Corrected 2022-12-30

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 2022-12-30

2025-05-06Fire-safety inspection1 citation

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 2025-05-15

2024-05-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations

E-0004

C · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2024-05-14

K-0161

B · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2024-05-19

2022-10-31Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2022-12-30

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-02-02

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 2022-11-20

K-0915

F · No harm found

Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

Corrected 2023-02-02

Federal penalties

2024-05-09Fine$87,741

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 335133.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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