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Brookside Multicare Nursing Center

7 Route 25A, Smithtown, NY 117876317242200353 certified beds · 299 residentsFor profit - Limited Liability companyMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2022
Deficiencies
15
0150
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-11-25
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 4
Staffing 4
Quality 5
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · New York State Department of Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-11-25Standard030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-06-26Standard040CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-11-02Standard080CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · New York State Department of Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-11-25Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-01-20Record 335175-20251125-F550
F584Honor 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-01-20Record 335175-20251125-F584
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-01-20Record 335175-20251125-F656
2024-06-26Standard survey · 4 deficienciesOfficial report
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 335175-20240626-F657
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 335175-20240626-F689
F756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 335175-20240626-F756
F761Ensure 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.Scope/severity EStandard
Medication
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-15Record 335175-20240626-F761
2022-11-02Standard survey · 8 deficienciesOfficial report
F558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F558
F584Honor 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.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F584
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F657
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningFalls
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F689
F758Implement 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F758
F761Ensure 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F761
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F880
F919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.Scope/severity EStandard
Environment
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-12-30Record 335175-20221102-F919

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.90
Facility
New York
National
New York 0.71 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.91
Facility
New York
National
New York 3.62 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.44
Facility
New York
National
New York 3.18 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover22%
Facility
New York
National
New York 40% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover19%
Facility
New York
National
New York 40% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityNew YorkNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
4.3%6.5%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
2.3%3.1%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
23.3%13.7%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.0%1.3%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
8.5%14.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
3.2%5.8%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
21.9%13.2%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Mendel, Boris
Individual
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST5%
Rovt, Alexander
Individual
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST90%
Mendel, Eric
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Avinari, Ilana
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Cahill, Kevin
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Chaudhry, Jahanzeb
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Mendel, Eric
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Avinari, Ilana
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Cahill, Kevin
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Chaudhry, Jahanzeb
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Emm Healthcare Group LLC
Organization
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Mendel, Eric
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Mendel, Eric
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Rm Holdings Smithtown, LLC
Organization
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Optima Care8 facilities
View chain record

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or New York.

No county cost figures on file for Suffolk.

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1.7 mi2026-01-230130
The Hamlet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at
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1.9 mi2025-02-20072
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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01