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Island Nursing and Rehab Center

5537 Expressway Drive North, Holtsville, NY 117426317583336120 certified beds · 111 residentsNon profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2022
Deficiencies
13
0130
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-08-06
Standard
CMS overall
4 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 4/5
Health 4
Staffing 3
Quality 4
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
2025-08-06Standard040CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-06-11Standard060CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-09-13Standard030CMS-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.

2025-08-06Standard survey · 4 deficienciesOfficial report
F554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-01Record 335835-20250806-F554
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 2025-10-01Record 335835-20250806-F656
F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-01Record 335835-20250806-F755
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 2025-10-01Record 335835-20250806-F761
2024-06-11Standard survey · 6 deficienciesOfficial report
F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-08Record 335835-20240611-F641
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 2024-08-08Record 335835-20240611-F656
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 2024-08-08Record 335835-20240611-F657
F710Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.Scope/severity DStandard
Staffing
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-08Record 335835-20240611-F710
F725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.Scope/severity EStandard
Staffing
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-08Record 335835-20240611-F725
F791Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-08Record 335835-20240611-F791
2022-09-13Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-10-20Record 335835-20220913-F695
F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Scope/severity DStandard
Staffing
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-10-20Record 335835-20220913-F726
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity EStandard
Infection control
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-10-27Record 335835-20220913-F880

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.72
Facility
New York
National
New York 0.71 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.40
Facility
New York
National
New York 3.62 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.02
Facility
New York
National
New York 3.18 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover46%
Facility
New York
National
New York 40% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover29%
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
6.4%6.5%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
6.0%3.1%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
11.2%13.7%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.9%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
19.3%14.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
4.6%5.8%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
31.6%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
Gurwin Healthcare System, Inc.
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Butchma, Olaf
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Marchand, Audrey
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Almer, Stuart
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Angowitz, Gerald
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Brodsky, Bert
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Butchma, Olaf
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Finkel, Noah
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Launer, Lee
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Marchand, Audrey
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Viteritti, Louis
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Wolf, Cary
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT 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 Suffolk.

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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