Ocean Gardens Care Center
Ocean Gardens Care Center is a 280-bed nursing home in Arverne, New York. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1992-04-07. It averages 266.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Ocean Gardens Care Center?
CMS lists 35 health-inspection deficiencies for Ocean Gardens Care Center since 2019-10-08, 18 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2026-03-25 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2026-03-25 | F0836 | 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. | E |
| 2026-03-25 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| 2026-01-12 | F0580, F0609 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-04-17 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2025-04-03 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2023-09-27 | F0576, F0759, F0812, F0880, F0655 | Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | E |
| 2023-09-27 | F0676, F0641, F0656, F0689, F0697 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2021-05-11 | F0812, F0880 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2021-05-11 | F0570 | Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. | E |
| 2021-05-11 | F0568, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0756, F0761 | Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. | D |
| 2019-10-08 | F0582, F0655, F0657, F0676, F0684, F0688, F0689, F0880 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
How is Ocean Gardens Care Center staffed relative to the NY average?
| Measure | This facility | NY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.38705 | 3.62468 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 34.1 | 40.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 266.5 | 168.0 |
Who owns Ocean Gardens Care Center?
Ocean Gardens Care Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name OCEAN GARDENS NURSING FACILITY, INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | TENENBAUM, MATITYAHU | since 07/01/1995 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | TENENBAUM, MATITYAHU, WEINBERGER, BENJAMIN | since 07/01/1995 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | TENENBAUM, MATITYAHU, ZIMMERMAN, RALPH | since 07/01/1995 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | GRLIC, NENAD, TENENBAUM, NECHAMA, WEINBERGER, BENJAMIN | since 07/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | GRLIC, NENAD, TENENBAUM, MATITYAHU, TENENBAUM, NECHAMA, WEINBERGER, BENJAMIN, ZIMMERMAN, RALPH | since 02/23/2026 |
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