Overview
Chapin Home for the Aging has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 4th of 6 nursing homes in Jamaica. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 10, 2024, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the New York average of 8.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
Chapin Home for the Aging is a nonprofit facility with 220 certified beds, caring for about 201 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 28%
Top 23%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 10, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.17 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.20 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.09 hrs
- Nurse aides1.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 220
- Average residents per day
- 201
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes