What is Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale get at its last inspection?

5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on March 25, 2026. The New York average is 8.1.

Has Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale?

CMS lists 15 owners and managers. Legal business name: HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED AT RIVERDALE.

Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on March 25, 2026, inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the New York average is 8.1, the national average 9.2).

None of its 8 health citations since May 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.27 hours per resident per day, against 3.63 across New York and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.84 of those hours.

27.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (New York average 40.3%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

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503/26

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 8 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

March 25, 2026Standard inspection · 5 citations

D

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

F559 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 17, 2026

Inspectors wroteNumber of residents sampled:3Number of residents cited:1 Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure each resident's right to receive written notices, including the reason for the changes, before the resident's room in the facility was changed. This was identified for one (1) of three (3) resident (Resident #368) reviewed for Choices. Specifically, on 03/18/2026 Resident #368 was relocated to a new room on the same floor without receiving a written notice before the room was changed.
D

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

F578 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 17, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents were afforded the right to formulate the advance directive of their choice. This was evident for one (1) of three (3) residents (Resident #106) reviewed for Advance Directives out of a sample of 38 residents. Specifically, the Physician Order in the electronic medical record documented Resident #106's code status as do not intubate while the Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form did not match the physician's order and documented do not attempt resuscitation and do not intubate instead.
D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 17, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that a comprehensive person-centered care plan was developed and implemented for each resident that includes measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's medical, nursing, mental, and psychosocial needs. This was evident for one (1) of six (6) residents (Resident #14) investigated for Activities of Daily Living out of 38 total sampled residents. Specifically, a care plan to address hospice care was not developed for Resident #14.
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 2, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure infection control practices and procedures were maintained to provide a safe and sanitary environment to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. This was evident for one (1) of five (5) nurses observed during medication administration. Specifically, Registered Nurse #5 failed to sanitize the blood pressure cuff in between residents.
B

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

F655 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 17, 2026

Inspectors wroteNumber of residents sampled: 2Number of residents cited: 2 Based on observation, record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that the residents and their representatives were provided with a summary of the baseline care plan. This was evident for two (2) of two (2) residents (Residents #102 and #368) reviewed for Care Planning out of 38 sampled residents. Specifically, there was no documented evidence that Resident #102 and Resident #368 or their representatives had received a written summary of their baseline care plan.

June 10, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations

May 30, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation

E

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 29, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interviews conducted during an abbreviated survey (NY 00336157, NY 00331163, and NY 00308371), the facility did not ensure that all allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment were reported in a timely manner to local law enforcement, and to the New York State Department of Health in accordance with federal and state regulations. This was evident in three out of three residents sampled for abuse (Resident #1, Resident #2, and Resident #3). Specifically, on 01/01/24, between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm, Resident #1's adult child reported to the facility that Resident #1 complained on 12/31/23, in the evening, Certified Nurse Assistant #1 pulled their hair and broke the fingernail on their left thumb. The facility did not report the incident to the New York State Department of Health or to local law enforcement. [...]

May 3, 2022Standard inspection · 2 citations

F

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

F576 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 30, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility did not ensure residents' right to communicate with individuals and entities external to the facility. This was evident for 10 of 10 attendees of the Resident Council meeting. Specifically, the facility did not have a system in place for residents to receive and send mail on Saturdays.
F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 30, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that food was stored in accordance with professional standards for food safety. This was evident during the Kitchen observation. Specifically, multiple food items were observed without a use-by date and were moldy.

Fire safety inspections

15 fire safety citations on file: 9 on March 25, 2026, 3 on June 10, 2024, 3 on May 3, 2022.

Every fire safety citation15 citations

E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

K 293 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

K 351 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

K 911 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

K 912 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

K 291 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have enough space near smoke barriers to protect residents.

K 373 · March 25, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.

K 225 · June 10, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

K 347 · June 10, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

K 374 · June 10, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

K 223 · May 3, 2022 · Waiver
D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · May 3, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · May 3, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

Measure	This home	New York	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	3.27	3.63	3.86
Registered nurses	0.84	0.71	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.08	3.18	3.42
Nurse aides	2.10
Licensed practical nurses	0.32
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	27.3%	40.3%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	30.5%	39.8%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 3.96 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.34 on weekdays and 3.08 on weekends, 8% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 5.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.44 in April to June 2025 to 3.27 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	3.27	0.84	3.34	3.08	5.5%	0 of 90	365
Oct to Dec 2025	3.38	0.89	3.47	3.17	3.6%	0 of 92	362
Jul to Sep 2025	3.47	0.91	3.54	3.27	4.3%	0 of 92	364
Apr to Jun 2025	3.44	0.90	3.55	3.18	1.7%	0 of 91	376
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
New York, Jan to Mar 2026	3.55	0.68	3.72	3.13	9.8%	0.1% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Trains nurse aides: this home runs a state-approved CNA program for its own hires (state list: NYS DOH Nurse Aide Training Programs (nursing homes), as of October 1, 2026). A nursing home cannot charge aides it employs, or has offered a job, for state-approved training (42 CFR 483.152(c)). See Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale CNA training on CareerFunded, our sister site for career training.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for New York

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
New York, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$23.36	$21.04 to $24.99	87,990
LPNs and LVNs	$32.30	$29.52 to $37.00	39,400
Registered nurses	$52.62	$45.60 to $62.34	205,810
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

Measure	This home	New York	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	7.3	14.1	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.1	0.5	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.0	1.3	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.9	3.1	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.5	1.2	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	11.1	12.5	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	6.3	6.5	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	10.1	13.7	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	17.1	20.6	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	6.2	9.6	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.6	1.7	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.8	1.4	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (64.9% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

64.9% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · New York: 101 better, 157 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 694 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

14.4% this home

Worse than the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · New York: 12 better, 5 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 800 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

5.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · New York: 7 better, 21 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 403 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

69.1% this home

Median of homes: New York60.6% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 223 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.3% this home

Median of homes: New York0.6% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 392 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.1% this home

Median of homes: New York2.0% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 392 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

97.8% this home

Median of homes: New York98.5% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 138 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED AT RIVERDALE.

Name	Role	Type	Since
Palace, Zachary	W-2 managing employee	Individual	10/21/1997
Pomeranz, David	W-2 managing employee	Individual	01/01/2011
Reingold, Daniel	W-2 managing employee	Individual	01/01/2011
Willner, Carl	W-2 managing employee	Individual	10/01/2000
Burian, Lawrence	Corporate director	Individual	02/28/2022
Cohen, Michele	Corporate director	Individual	02/28/2022
Dimas, Constantine	Corporate director	Individual	02/28/2022
Gaines, Andrew	Corporate director	Individual	06/30/2010
Hoffman, Martin	Corporate director	Individual	06/30/2009
Rogers, Thomas	Corporate director	Individual	06/30/2011
Sable, David	Corporate director	Individual	02/28/2022
Shifren, James	Corporate director	Individual	06/30/2010
Maurer, Jeffrey	Corporate officer	Individual	06/30/2009
Willner, Carl	Corporate officer	Individual	12/15/2022
Wygoda, Joseph	Corporate officer	Individual	06/30/2011

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on March 25, 2026: "Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on March 25, 2026: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 25, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 30, 2024: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.08 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.18.

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Assisted living in Riverdale

Licensed assisted living homes in the same town or within 5 miles, each with its New York inspection record.

RiverSpring Residences
New York, 0.1 mi · licensed for 69 · 5 violations
RiverSpring Assisted Living
Bronx, 0.2 mi · licensed for 35 · 5 violations
Five Star Premier Residences of Yonkers
Yonkers, 0.5 mi · licensed for 84 · 8 violations
Five Star Premier Residences of Yonkers
Yonkers, 0.5 mi · licensed for 40 · 9 violations
St. Michael's Home
Yonkers, 0.6 mi · licensed for 60 · 1 violations

Assisted living in New York

New York contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in New York. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: New York State Department of Health, Nursing Homes, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-855-582-6769. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: NYS Health Profiles: Nursing Homes, where New York publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale get at its last inspection?: 5 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on March 25, 2026. The New York average is 8.1.
Has Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale?: CMS lists 15 owners and managers. Legal business name: HEBREW HOME FOR THE AGED AT RIVERDALE.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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