Albany Senior AdvisorRosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 284 Troy Road in Rensselaer, is a 80-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the Town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, licensed by New York under certificate 4101300N. Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What rating has CMS given Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rensselaer, NY?
Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 1 on health inspections, 1 on staffing and 3 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 1 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 80 / 71.2 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Partnership |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | May 24, 1988 |
| New York operating certificate | 4101300N, 80 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Rosewood Care, LLC |
About 71 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 89% of certified beds, below the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
What did recent inspections find at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
The latest standard health inspection CMS reports for Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is dated February 25, 2026 and produced 31 health deficiencies: 28 on the standard survey and 16 from complaint investigations.
The cycle before (standard survey June 30, 2023) logged 6 deficiencies, with 0 more from infection-control reviews. Compared with the regional median of 12 latest-cycle deficiencies, this home has more than most nearby.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports 4 fines totaling $157,687 and 0 payment denials.
How is Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.61 total nursing hours per resident each day, about the same as the Capital Region median of 3.60, with registered nurses supplying 0.25 of them (lower than the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2.74 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 72.4% (higher than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 90.0%. CMS counts 3 administrator departures in its measurement period. New York's staffing law (Public Health Law 2895-b) requires 3.5 hours a day, including at least 2.2 from aides and 1.1 from licensed nurses; using CMS's reported numbers (2.14 aide, 1.47 licensed), this home does not meet that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
Which nursing homes are closest to Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Its 80 certified beds make it smaller than the Rensselaer County median of 82; the nearest other certified nursing home is Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East Greenbush, about 1.6 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1070 Luther Road, East Greenbush 12061 | 1.6 | 240 | 2 of 5 | January 11, 2024 | 13 |
| Van Rensselaer Manor 85 Bloomingrove Drive, Troy 12180 | 3.2 | 362 | 1 of 5 | April 1, 2026 | 13 |
| Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 325 Northern Boulevard, Albany 12204 | 3.4 | 200 | 1 of 5 | June 12, 2024 | 12 |
| Troy Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 49 Marvin Avenue, Troy 12180 | 3.7 | 78 | 2 of 5 | February 12, 2024 | 12 |
| St. Margaret's Center 27 Hackett Boulevard, Albany 12208 | 4.1 | 92 | 4 of 5 | February 18, 2025 | 5 |
Where is Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and what shares its campus?
Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is in the Town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer County; its closest general hospital is Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus (St. Peter's Health Partners), about 3.3 miles away by straight line.
Albany Medical Center Hospital comes next at about 3.9 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What questions does the record of Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center raise?
Let the CMS figures steer the visit: ask for the plan of correction covering the 31 deficiencies cited on February 25, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 72.4% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- Ask what led to $157,687 in CMS fines and whether the underlying problem is resolved.
- With occupancy near 89%, ask which units have open beds and why.
- CMS shows a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on NYS Health Profiles.
