Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Long Island Care Center INC
144-61 38th Avenue · Flushing, NY 11354 · 200 certified beds
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About Long Island Care Center INC
Long Island Care Center INC is a nursing home in Flushing, New York. Its capacity is 200 beds, the same as the Queens County median for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Paragon Healthnet. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 13 citations, the most recent on December 10, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.85 hours per resident per day. It is one of 11 nursing homes listed in Flushing. 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
5.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
5.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (13)
Records from March 2022 to December 2025.
December 10, 2025
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 6, 2026.
December 10, 2025
Tag F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 6, 2026.
May 2, 2024
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 19, 2024.
April 24, 2024
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 17, 2024.
April 24, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 17, 2024.
March 31, 2022
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 May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
Tag F0584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
Tag F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
Tag F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
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 May 24, 2022.
March 31, 2022
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 May 24, 2022.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.85 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.51 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Part of Paragon Healthnet, a chain of 11 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 4.5 overall, 3.8 for health inspections, 2.9 for staffing, 4.9 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.
Nearby alternatives
Other licensed providers in Flushing.
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