Overview
Union Plaza Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New York average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 11 nursing homes in Flushing. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 2024, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the New York average of 8.0. 2 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.
Union Plaza Care Center is a for-profit facility with 280 certified beds, caring for about 264 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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 19%
Top 17%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 28, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff3.09 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides1.98 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 280
- Average residents per day
- 264
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 28, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes