Throgs Neck Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.

When those citations happened

7 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

All 7 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS’s severity letter: what this means, from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 3 came from complaint inspections.

• Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 31, 1993.
• Not on CMS’s special focus list.
• No abuse icon from CMS.
• No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
• CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
• 205 certified beds.

• No fines in the last three years.
• No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
• 3 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.

• Estate of Mayer Rispler owns 2% directly since Jan 1, 2025; George Klein Testamentary Trust owns 1% directly since Jan 1, 2025.
• Excelsior CARE Group runs it.
• 33 owners or officers are people: Joel Leifer (owns 5% or more directly, 44.25%); Mayer Fischel (owns 5% or more directly, 27.44%); Esther Farkowitz (owns 5% or more directly, 7.31%); Brucha Singer (owns 5% or more directly, 2.5%); Chana Lerner (owns 5% or more directly, 2%); Naomi Tessler (owns 5% or more directly, 2%); Theodore Pollak (owns 5% or more directly, 2%); Ronald Stern (owns 5% or more directly, 2%); Aaron Becher (owns 5% or more directly, 1%); Bent Philipson (owns 5% or more directly, 1%); Alan Chopp (owns 5% or more directly, 1%); Shelly Nakdimen (owns 5% or more directly, 1%); Berish Rubinstein (owns 5% or more directly, 1%); Michael B Schwartz (owns 5% or more directly, 0.5%); Teresa Pocchia (owns 5% or more directly, 0.5%); David Bloom (owns 5% or more directly, 0.5%); Sandra Busell (owns 5% or more directly, 0.5%); Larry Klein (owns 5% or more directly, 0.5%); Moshe Steinberg (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Moshe Steinberg (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mayer Fischel (on the governing body (managing control)); Mayer Fischel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Benzion Orgel (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Benzion Orgel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Esther Farkowitz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Andrea Brown-Whittingham (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Andrea Brown-Whittingham (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Elena L Vezza (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Elena L Vezza (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Isaac Hersh (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Isaac Hersh (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Joel Leifer (on the governing body (managing control)); Joel Leifer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
• Part of Excelsior CARE Group (33 homes in CMS’s data).
• No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
• No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.

• CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (New York average 3.9).

• Among the 12 nearest homes, within 2.9 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (6; the middle value was 6).

• Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
• Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
• CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
• Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

  Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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