Nursing Homes · Brooklyn, NY
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center
48 Cedar Street · Brooklyn, NY 11221 · 240 certified beds
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About Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center
Buena Vida Rehab and Nursing Center is a nursing home in Brooklyn, New York. Its capacity is 240 beds, the same as the Kings County median for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Infinite Care. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 11 citations, the most recent on April 2, 2024. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.16 hours per resident per day. It is one of 40 nursing homes listed in Brooklyn. Residents and families can raise concerns with the New York State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at 1-855-582-6769. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (11)
Records from May 2019 to April 2024.
April 2, 2024
Tag F0693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 8, 2024.
February 28, 2024
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 17, 2024.
June 22, 2023
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 21, 2023.
December 21, 2021
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 19, 2022.
December 21, 2021
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 19, 2022.
December 21, 2021
Tag F0761Ensure 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.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 19, 2022.
May 13, 2019
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 30, 2019.
May 13, 2019
Tag F0637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 30, 2019.
May 13, 2019
Tag F0757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 30, 2019.
May 13, 2019
Tag F0758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is l….
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 30, 2019.
May 13, 2019
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 30, 2019.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.16 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.32 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Infinite Care, a chain of 7 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 2.0 overall, 1.4 for health inspections, 2.4 for staffing, 4.0 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in New York.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what New York Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Median facility daily rate
$273.87per day
About $8,326 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, January 1, 2025. Based on 591 facilities.
Source: NYSDOH: January 2025 Nursing Home Initial Rates (Type NF MedicaidRate) (opens in a new tab), updated 2025-01-01
Nearby alternatives
Other licensed providers in Brooklyn.
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