What is Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?

3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on August 26, 2025. The New York average is 8.1.

Has Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Cassena Care. Legal business name: SEA CREST ACQUISITION I, LLC.

Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Inspections

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on August 26, 2025, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the New York average is 8.1, the national average 9.2).

None of its 10 health citations since July 2021 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 3.20 hours per resident per day, against 3.63 across New York and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.15 of those hours.

33.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (New York average 40.3%).

CMS links it to Cassena Care, an affiliated group of 13 nursing homes.

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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710/23

308/25

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 10 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

August 26, 2025Standard inspection · 3 citations

D

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 23, 2025

Inspectors wroteNumber of residents sampled: 5Number of residents cited: 1 Based on record review and interview conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility did not ensure that a resident's comprehensive care plan was reviewed and revised to accurately reflect the needs of the resident and in response to current interventions. This was evident for one (Resident #163) of five residents reviewed for Unnecessary Medication out of 38 sampled residents. Specifically, Resident #163's comprehensive care plan did not document that Resident's anticoagulant medication was changed.
D

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, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 23, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility did not ensure infection control practices were maintained to prevent the transmission of foodborne illness. This was evident during Dining Observation on the 3rd Floor, [NAME] side, dining room. Specifically, two Certified Nursing Assistants were observed assisting multiple residents with hand hygiene without performing hand hygiene in between residents.
C

Post nurse staffing information every day.

F732 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 23, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey, the facility failed to ensure the nursing staff information posting was accurate and complete. This was evident during the Nursing Staffing Task. Specifically, the daily nurse staffing information posting did not include the total number and actual hours worked by licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for resident care per shift.

October 10, 2023Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 7 citations

E

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

F577 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and staff and resident interviews conducted during the Recertification survey from 10/2/23 to 10/10/23, the facility did not ensure that notice of the availability of the survey results in areas of the facility that are prominent and accessible to the public was posted. Specifically, the survey results were in a binder placed behind the security desk outside of the second-floor nursing office. The label of the binder faced away from the reception area. There was no notice posted about the availability of results in any facility location. This was observed on 6 of 6 resident units and in the facility lobby.
D

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

F550 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey from 10/2/23 to 10/10/23, the facility did not ensure that two residents were cared for in a manner that maintained or enhanced his or her dignity. Specifically, 1) a resident's Foley catheter bag and tubing were left uncovered and exposed to public view, and 2) another resident was observed being transported in hallway with their back and buttocks exposed. This was evident for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for Dignity out of 38 sampled residents. (Residents #47 & #94).
D

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey conducted from 10/2/23 to 10/10/23, the facility did not ensure that residents were free of physical restraints. Specifically, hand mittens were not released every two hours as ordered by the physician. This was evident for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for Physical Restraints out of total sample of 38 residents. (Resident #251).
D

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, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review conducted during Recertification and Complaint investigations (NY00321292), the facility did not ensure all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment, including injuries of unknown source and misappropriation of resident property, were reported to the State Survey Agency. Specifically, the facility did not report an injury of unknown origin where there the resident sustained a hematoma to right side of their head. This was evident for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for Accidents out of a sample of 38 residents. (Resident #478).
D

Implement 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 limited.

F758 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record reviews, and staff interviews conducted during the Recertification Survey from 10/2/23 to 10/10/23, the facility did not ensure that residents were free from unnecessary antipsychotic medications. This was evident for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for Unnecessary Medications out of 38 sample residents (Resident #206). Specifically, Resident #206 was given psychotropic medication (Celexa) for resistive and aggressive behavior which was increased without documented evidence of ongoing behaviors or of any nonpharmacological interventions applied to address behavior.
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) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record reviews and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey from 10/2/23-10/10/23, the facility did not ensure that infection control practices and procedures were maintained to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. Specifically, while performing wound care for Resident #251, Registered Nurse (RN) #13 was observed not performing hand hygiene directly after removing a soiled dressing and during the dressing change did not maintain aseptic technique while cleansing the wound according to professional standards. This was evident for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for Pressure Ulcer/Injury out of a sample of 38 residents.
C

Post nurse staffing information every day.

F732 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interviews conducted during the Recertification survey from 10/2/23 to 10/10/23, the facility did not ensure the daily staffing was posted in a prominent place readily accessible to residents and visitors. This was evident for 7 out of 7 units (Unit 2W, Unit 3E, Unit 3W, Unit 4E, Unit 4W, Unit 5W, and Unit 6W). Specifically, daily staffing was not observed posted in a prominent place for residents and visitors for all 7 units.

July 23, 2021Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fire safety inspections

8 fire safety citations on file: 2 on August 26, 2025, 1 on October 10, 2023, 5 on July 23, 2021.

Every fire safety citation8 citations

E
Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

K 915 · August 26, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · August 26, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

K 362 · October 10, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

K 222 · July 23, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · July 23, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

K 781 · July 23, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

K 911 · July 23, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

K 211 · July 23, 2021 · 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)	3.20	3.63	3.86
Registered nurses	1.15	0.71	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	2.88	3.18	3.42
Nurse aides	1.95
Licensed practical nurses	0.10
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	33.6%	40.3%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	27.8%	39.8%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 4.38 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 3.33 on weekdays and 2.88 on weekends, 14% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 10.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.37 in April to June 2025 to 3.20 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	3.20	1.15	3.33	2.88	10.0%	0 of 90	280
Oct to Dec 2025	3.37	1.17	3.54	2.94	6.6%	0 of 92	275
Jul to Sep 2025	3.40	1.11	3.61	2.87	6.0%	0 of 92	287
Apr to Jun 2025	3.37	1.15	3.56	2.88	6.5%	0 of 91	284
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.

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	9.8	14.1	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.4	0.5	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.5	1.3	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.8	3.1	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.6	1.2	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	5.4	12.5	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	7.0	6.5	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	9.9	13.7	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	21.8	20.6	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	10.8	9.6	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	2.7	1.7	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	2.4	1.4	1.8

Owners and operators

Legal business name: SEA CREST ACQUISITION I, LLC. CMS links this home to Cassena Care, a group of 13 nursing homes averaging 4.1 stars overall.

Name	Role	Type	Share	Since
Debenedictis, Pasquale	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	33%	01/17/2013
Rutenberg, Solomon	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	5%	01/17/2013
Schrieber, Michael	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	30%	01/17/2013
Solovey, Alex	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Individual	33%	01/17/2013
Debenedictis, Pasquale	Corporate officer	Individual		01/17/2013
Rutenberg, Solomon	Corporate officer	Individual		01/17/2013
Schrieber, Michael	Corporate officer	Individual		01/17/2013
Solovey, Alex	Corporate officer	Individual		01/17/2013
Cooperberg, Arthur	Operational/managerial control	Individual		01/17/2015
Derosa, Anthony	Operational/managerial control	Individual		01/17/2013

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 many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on August 26, 2025: "Post nurse staffing information every day."
How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 10, 2023: "Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 10, 2023: "Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 26, 2025: "Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals."
Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.88 hours per resident per day, below the New York average of 3.18.

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New York contacts for a concern about a nursing home

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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.
State inspection reports: NYS Health Profiles: Nursing Homes, where New York publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?: 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on August 26, 2025. The New York average is 8.1.
Has Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 Sea Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?: CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Cassena Care. Legal business name: SEA CREST ACQUISITION I, LLC.

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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