Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare
81 PARK STREET, Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Elizabethtown, New York · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare carries a 2 of 5 CMS overall rating, below-average quality that runs below New York's state average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Elizabethtown, New York holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 33 of 100 (grade F). The 100-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in New York runs a median of $15,528 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lower star tercile)
This facility's 2/5 CMS overall rating sits in the lower U.S. star tercile (≤2/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 33 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 33.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare's lower-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) puts Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare's overall quality rating at 2 out of 5 stars, a composite of three sub-ratings: health inspection (3/5), staffing (1/5), and quality measures (2/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Elizabethtown, New York, this facility operates 100 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 94 residents - an occupancy rate of about 94%. The facility is classified under for profit - limited liability company ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At about 94% occupancy, this facility's bed usage looks steady and consistent with a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within New York, Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is one of 184 for profit - limited liability company nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - limited liability company-segment average of 3.0 stars, ahead of roughly 18% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (19 total). CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare's lower-tercile stars compare to New York
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the New York facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = New York state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare ranks in New York
Among the 593 CMS-rated nursing homes in New York, Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 20% of them. The bars show how all New York homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
128 New York homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 100 |
| Residents | 94 |
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| County | Essex |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 19 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 3/5, a staffing rating of 1/5, and a quality measures rating of 2/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in New York? ▾
In New York, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $15,528/month ($186,333/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $16,729/month.
What services does Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare offer? ▾
With 100 beds with approximately 94 current residents, Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under for profit - limited liability company ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 19 deficiencies and 0 penalties.
Does Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare has multiple deficiencies (19 total) and 0 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in New York? ▾
In New York, alternatives include assisted living ($7,110/mo), home health aides ($6,673/mo), and adult day care ($3,120/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the New York elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 335478.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.