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Union Plaza Care Center

33 23 Union Street, Flushing, NY 113547186700700280 certified beds · 263 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2020
Deficiencies
9
180
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2024-08-28
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 4
Staffing 2
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
2024-08-28Standard140CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-03-28Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2020-03-11Standard030CMS-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.

2024-08-28Standard survey · 5 deficienciesOfficial report
F553Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-10-22Record 335799-20240828-F553
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-10-22Record 335799-20240828-F609
F688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-10-22Record 335799-20240828-F688
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 2024-10-22Record 335799-20240828-F689
F640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.Scope/severity BPaperwork
Care planningRecords
Pattern; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2024-10-22Record 335799-20240828-F640
2023-03-28Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-03-28Record 335799-20230328-F609
2020-03-11Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planning
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2020-04-27Record 335799-20200311-F684
F808Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.Scope/severity DStandard
Food & nutrition
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2020-04-27Record 335799-20200311-F808
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 2020-04-27Record 335799-20200311-F880

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.54
Facility
New York
National
New York 0.71 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.19
Facility
New York
National
New York 3.62 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours2.90
Facility
New York
National
New York 3.18 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover30%
Facility
New York
National
New York 40% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover32%
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
2.5%6.5%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
3.2%3.1%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
5.3%13.7%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.0%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
16.2%14.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
4.9%5.8%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
2.1%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
Neuman, William
Individual
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST8%
Weiss, Chana
Individual
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST8%
Friedman, Esther
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Goldberg, Ayelet
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Pelman, Jonathan
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Pelman, Simon
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Friedman, Esther
Individual
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYNOT APPLICABLE
Friedman, Esther
Individual
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE
Goldberg, Ayelet
Individual
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE
Pelman, Jonathan
Individual
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE
Pelman, Jonathan
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Pelman, Simon
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Pelman, Simon
Individual
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE

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 Queens.

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One email when a new survey, harm-class deficiency, penalty, Special Focus change or ownership change is recorded. Nothing else, ever.

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