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St Margarets Center

27 HACKETT BLVD, ALBANY, NY, 12208
(518) 591-3300
92 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
92
CMS facility ID
335830
Care type
Nursing home
County
Albany
Facility name
St Margarets Center
Street address
27 HACKETT BLVD
City / state / ZIP
Albany, NY 12208
Phone
(518) 591-3300

About this facility — St Margarets Center

St Margarets Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Albany, New York. It is licensed for 92 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 17 senior care facilities in Albany 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 St Margarets Center 29 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barbara, Joseph
Director — since 2017
Bodner, Frederic
Director — since 2017
Clafin, Ken
Director — since 2017
Clore, Robert
Director — since 2017
Coleman, James
Director — since 2017
Cregin, Brian
Officer — since 2018
Doyle, Cathryn
Director — since 2017
Fancher, Michael
Director — since 2017
Ford, Bradley
Director — since 2017
Gee, Stanley
Director — since 2017
Hall, Milton
Director — since 2017
Harris, Richard
Director — since 2017
Hearst, George
Director — since 2017
Kovacs, Jule
Managing employee · Director · Operational control — since 2017
Kreuter, Charles
Director — since 2017
Lorello, Rosemary
Officer — since 2017
Miller, Robert
Director — since 2017
Morris, James
Director — since 2017
O'connor, Terence
Director — since 2017
Pass, Karen
Director — since 2017
Richmond, William
Director — since 2017
Rosen, Rosemarie
Director — since 2017
Schneider, Anne
Director — since 2017
Sherwood, Robert
Director — since 2017
Sorrentino, Gregory
Officer · Operational control — since 2017
Trombly, Edward
Director — since 2017
Tucci, Rosemary
Director — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2001-08-03
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-02-18
Nurse staffing
8.3 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
92
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-02-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2025-04-06
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 2025-04-06
F-0758
E · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-06
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-05
2023-10-05Health 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 2023-11-29
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2023-11-21
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)
2022-06-29Health inspection4 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2022-07-19
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2022-07-19
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2022-08-12
F-0842
E · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2022-09-07
2020-02-11Health inspection4 citations
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2020-04-03
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 2020-04-03
F-0812
D · 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 2020-04-03
F-0814
D · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2020-04-03
2025-02-18Fire-safety inspection9 citations
E-0006
F · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2025-04-07
E-0029
F · No harm found
Develop a communication plan.
Corrected 2025-04-07
E-0037
F · No harm found
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0223
E · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0281
E · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0311
E · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-04-07
2022-06-29Fire-safety inspection5 citations
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2022-07-28
K-0311
E · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2022-07-22
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2022-07-29
K-0531
E · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2022-07-18
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-07-22
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 335830.

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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
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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