Overview
Tolstoy Foundation Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New York average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Valley Cottage, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 2, 2025, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the New York average of 8.0. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $126,926 in the past three years.
Tolstoy Foundation Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a nonprofit facility with 96 certified beds, caring for about 58 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1970.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 2, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $126,926
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 5, 1970
- 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