Hudson Valley Senior AdvisorFishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing at 22 Robert R. Kasin Way, Beacon, is a 160-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, operating under New York certificate 1301302N. CMS gives Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars in the Care Compare release dated October 1, 2026.
What CMS star rating does Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Beacon have?
CMS gives Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; its component scores are 1 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 160 / 151.3 |
| Ownership (as CMS reports it) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain (as CMS reports it) | Sapphire Care Group (8 homes) |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | October 25, 1991 |
| NYSDOH certificate | 1301302N, 160 beds on the state roster |
| Operator on the state roster | Yertle Operations, LLC |
On an average day about 151 people live here, roughly 95% of certified beds and above the 92% typical of Dutchess and Orange nursing homes.
What deficiencies does CMS list for Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing?
CMS dates Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing's most recent standard health inspection February 14, 2025; that cycle produced 13 health deficiencies, 10 from the standard survey and 6 from complaint visits.
The cycle before that, surveyed January 11, 2024, carried 11 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0. Dutchess and Orange homes have a median of 12 deficiencies in the latest cycle, so Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing sits above the local middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window: 1 fine totaling $44,500 and 0 payment denials.
How many nursing hours do residents at Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing receive?
Residents of Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing receive about 3.42 hours of nursing care per day according to CMS payroll data, level with the two-county midpoint of 3.44; 0.49 of those hours come from registered nurses (level with the two-county midpoint of 0.51).
Weekend staffing drops or holds at 3.10 hours per resident per day. Turnover among nursing staff is 26.0% (lower than the Dutchess-Orange midpoint of 32.4%); RN turnover is 27.3%. 1 administrator has left during CMS's measurement period. Under Public Health Law 2895-b New York requires 3.5 daily hours per resident, at least 2.2 from aides and 1.1 from licensed nurses. On CMS's figures (1.98 aide hours, 1.44 licensed hours) this home falls short of that floor, though the state judges compliance quarter by quarter.
What other nursing homes should families weigh against Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing?
With 160 certified beds it is the same size as the Dutchess County median home (160 beds); the closest other certified home is Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon in Beacon, roughly 1.1 miles off, in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon 10 Hastings Dr, Beacon 12508 | 1.1 | 160 | 4 of 5 | July 1, 2024 | 6 |
| Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Hopewell 3 Summit Court, Fishkill 12524 | 4.6 | 160 | 3 of 5 | February 12, 2026 | 12 |
| Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers 37 Mesier Avenue, Wappingers Falls 12590 | 5.8 | 62 | 2 of 5 | April 17, 2024 | 19 |
| Sapphire Nursing at Meadow Hill 172 Meadow Hill Road, Newburgh 12550 | 6.0 | 182 | 4 of 5 | April 1, 2025 | 7 |
| The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation 100 Franklin Street, Poughkeepsie 12601 | 12.3 | 200 | 4 of 5 | August 20, 2024 | 8 |
What is near Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Beacon?
Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is in the Town of Fishkill in Dutchess County; the nearest general hospital is Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall (Newburgh) (Montefiore Health System), roughly 2.5 miles off, measured point to point.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center is next, about 12.1 miles away as the crow flies; driving takes longer.
What should families ask Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing before choosing it?
Use the federal numbers to plan the visit: ask for the plan of correction for the 13 deficiencies cited on February 14, 2025 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 26.0% is at or below the local median; ask which nurses have covered nights the longest.
- Ask what caused $44,500 in CMS fines and whether the problem behind them is fixed.
- With beds about 95% full, ask about the waiting list and whether short-term rehab has its own unit.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and whether relatives can join.
- If Medicaid may pay later, confirm that Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing keeps residents in the same room after conversion and how it handles the $50 monthly personal needs allowance.
State record: Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing on NYS Health Profiles.
