Overview
Elmhurst Care Center, has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New York average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in East Elmhurst. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 73% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 3, 2024, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the New York average of 8.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
Elmhurst Care Center, is a for-profit facility with 240 certified beds, caring for about 231 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
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 9%
Top 8%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 3, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.27 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.38 hrs
- Nurse aides2.22 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 240
- Average residents per day
- 231
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 20, 1999
- 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