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The Knolls

55 Grasslands Road, VALHALLA, NY, 10595
(914) 989-7800
20 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
20
CMS facility ID
335844
Care type
Nursing home
County
Westchester
Facility name
The Knolls
Street address
55 Grasslands Road
City / state / ZIP
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone
(914) 989-7800

The Knolls is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Valhalla, New York. It is licensed for 20 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New York (160 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Valhalla 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 The Knolls 16 times across 6 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Alexander, Jennifer
Managing employee — since 2016
Goldstein, Beth
Officer — since 2011
Markopoulos, Anastasios
Officer — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2003-04-15
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2023-10-16
Nurse staffing
4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$1,840 per day (≈ $55,940/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
10% Medicaid · 35% Medicare · 55% private/other
Occupancy
80% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
279% above the NY median of $486/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
20
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.
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.
2021-07-06Health inspection8 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 2021-09-06
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2021-09-06
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2021-09-06
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2021-09-06
F-0758
D · 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 2021-09-06
F-0812
E · 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 2021-09-06
F-0836
D · No harm found
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2021-09-06
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2021-09-06
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)
2023-10-16Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-11-27
K-0915
D · No harm found
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.
Corrected 2023-11-27
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-27
2021-07-06Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0036
C · No harm found
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Corrected 2021-09-06
K-0781
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2021-09-06
2019-09-12Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2019-10-25
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2019-10-25
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2019-10-25
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 335844.
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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

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
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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