Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc.
A home health agency in Brooklyn, New York 11229
2555 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11229. (718) 375-6111.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 2.5of 5 quality of patient care rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- No inspections on record in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Sep 23, 2021: a complaint inspection.
No inspection on record in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Dec 2, 1988.
- Ownership: proprietary (for profit).
- No inspection on record in the last three years to show whether it met Medicare’s rules.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- No complaint investigation on record in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Pt Intermediate Holding Inc. owns 100% directly since Dec 13, 2010.
- 15 owners or officers are people: Baruch Glaubach (corporate director, 0%); Carly Harnick (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Jinnel Peters (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Rachel Berger (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Tsiona Eliyahu (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Ronald J Spielberger (corporate officer, 0%); Frederik Liljewall (corporate director, 0%); Mitchel Aeder (corporate director, 0%); Ephraim Tennenbaum (corporate officer, 0%); Ephraim Tennenbaum (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Todd Pinkus (corporate officer); Ephraim Berger (corporate director, 0%); Robert Marx (corporate officer, 0%); Esther Muschel (corporate director, 0%); Miriam Schwartz (corporate director, 0%).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pt Intermediate Holding Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 13, 2010 |
| Personal Touch Holding Corp. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jul 13, 2011 |
| Sg Pt LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 39.78% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Robert Marx 2021 Family Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 12.24% | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Frances Marx 2021 Family Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 9.42% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Shoshana E Berger 2021 Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 8.42% | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Lja Family Irrevocable Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 6.52% | Apr 9, 2024 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 2.5 of 5.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Fewer than 70 patients completed the survey.”
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; potentially preventable hospital stays, the same; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 2.5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 89.36% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 8.87% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.48% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 25 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 11229, where this agency’s office is, 21 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3.5 of 5, and this one is rated 2.5 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Personal Touch Home Aides of New York Inc. This home health agency | 2.5 |
| Prime Home Health Services, LLC | 3.5 |
| Girling Health Care of New York | 4.5 |
| Family Care Certified Services Chha (Brooklyn) | Not given |
| Americare Certified Special Services, Inc. Chha | 5 |
| Advent Health Care Services LLC | 2.5 |
| Extended Home Care | 4.5 |
| Excellent Home Care Services LLC | 3 |
| Four Seasons Nursing & Rehabilitation Chha | 4 |
| Shining Star Home Health Care | 5 |
| Cassena Care at Home | 4 |
| Wellbound | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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