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Nursing Home · Forest Hills, NY
71 44 Yellowstone Blvd, Forest Hills · Forest Hills, NY 11375
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Medicare overall rating
4 / 5 stars
Inspection records →About this listing
Catalog updated Sep 1, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 100 beds. This is not the number of openings.
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Provides nursing care and help with daily activities. Some offer short-term rehabilitation.
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Forest Hills Care Center has a strong overall Medicare rating. Medicare reports an average of 0.55 registered-nurse hours per resident per day. Ask how coverage varies across shifts. Public Google reviews average 4.3 out of 5. Read both positive and critical feedback, and ask how concerns are handled. Review the component ratings and current source records before deciding.
Forest Hills Care Center receives polarized feedback, with many families praising the dedicated rehab therapy team and specific social workers for facilitating smooth discharges. However, significant concerns persist regarding chronic understaffing, slow response times to call bells, and inconsistent quality of care, particularly during night shifts.
AI summaries of public opinions. These describe review sentiment, not verified care quality.
While many praise specific nurses and therapists, a significant number of reviewers report rude or unmotivated staff.
Multiple reviewers specifically complain about the facility failing to answer phones.
Most reviewers, even those with other complaints, acknowledge the facility is kept clean and well-maintained.
Multiple reviewers describe the food as 'horrible', 'sparse', and 'uneatable', though a few positive mentions exist.
Limited mention of activities, though some residents enjoyed the social aspects of their stay.
One reviewer noted delays in medication administration due to busy schedules.
Long-term families of dementia patients expressed gratitude for the care provided over extended periods.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
Strengths
Concerns
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 130 analyzed
This facility actively engages with reviewer feedback.
Key Review Excerpts
“The nursing staff is superb--skilled, compassionate & explained everything going on as she declined in a manner that a layman can understand.”
“The facility needs a facelift, but it is clean and well run. Definitely understaffed and the many aides are unhappy and unmotivated. Management is very capable and takes care of things.”
“I have to Ask the Staff Multiple Times to Change her, or Bathe her or Change her Clothes or Put her back in the bed. And The Staff would ignore the request for hours.”
Reported nursing hours are daily averages per resident. They do not describe a specific shift or guarantee one-to-one care.
Per resident, per day
Nurses and aides combined
Reported by Medicare
Registered nurses
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EveryPlace uses reference points of 0.75 registered-nurse hours and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day. These are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements or a determination that a facility meets a resident's needs.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Forest Hills Care Center has 24 deficiencies across three surveys but all violations were corrected by the facility. The most recurring issues involve infection control programs, resident rights protections, and fire safety systems. Problems persist across multiple surveys, particularly with infection control (cited three times) and maintaining a safe, homelike environment for residents, suggesting ongoing operational challenges despite corrections.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Egress Deficiencies
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor 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.
Egress Deficiencies
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure 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.
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Forest Hills Care Center
for profit
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