Albany Senior AdvisorSt. Margaret's Center, 27 Hackett Boulevard in Albany, is a 92-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the City of Albany, Albany County, licensed by New York under certificate 0101307N. St. Margaret's Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What rating has CMS given St. Margaret's Center in Albany, NY?
St. Margaret's Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 3 on health inspections, 4 on staffing and 5 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 3 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 92 / 73.8 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | August 3, 2001 |
| New York operating certificate | 0101307N, 92 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Center for Disability Services Holding Corporation |
About 74 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 80% of certified beds, below the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
What did recent inspections find at St. Margaret's Center?
Surveyors completed St. Margaret's Center's most recent standard health inspection on February 18, 2025. CMS tallies 5 health deficiencies for that cycle, 5 from the survey and 1 from complaints.
In the previous cycle, with a standard survey on June 29, 2022, CMS counted 6 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Capital Region median for the latest cycle is 12, which puts St. Margaret's Center at or below the regional middle.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
How is St. Margaret's Center staffed?
CMS credits St. Margaret's Center with 8.52 nursing hours per resident day, higher than the Capital Region median of 3.60; registered nurses account for 1.88 hours, higher than the Capital Region median of 0.56.
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 7.82 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 39.3% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 46.5%. 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 (5.01 aide, 3.51 licensed), this home meets that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
How does St. Margaret's Center compare with other nursing homes nearby?
Its 92 certified beds make it smaller than the Albany County median of 176; the nearest other certified nursing home is Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Bethlehem, about 1.8 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 125 Rockefeller Road, Delmar 12054 | 1.8 | 120 | 1 of 5 | March 13, 2026 | 10 |
| Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 325 Northern Boulevard, Albany 12204 | 2.2 | 200 | 1 of 5 | June 12, 2024 | 12 |
| Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck 40 Autumn Drive, Slingerlands 12159 | 3.2 | 24 | 4 of 5 | May 1, 2026 | 4 |
| Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 284 Troy Road, Rensselaer 12144 | 4.1 | 80 | 1 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 31 |
| Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1070 Luther Road, East Greenbush 12061 | 4.4 | 240 | 2 of 5 | January 11, 2024 | 13 |
What surrounds St. Margaret's Center in Albany?
St. Margaret's Center is in the City of Albany, Albany County; its closest general hospital is Albany Medical Center Hospital (Albany Med Health System), about 0.6 miles away by straight line.
St. Peter's Hospital comes next at about 1.5 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What should we ask when touring St. Margaret's Center?
The public data points to specific questions: ask how St. Margaret's Center held its latest inspection to 5 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies regardless.
- Turnover of 39.3% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- With occupancy near 80%, ask which units have open beds and why.
- CMS shows a none council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that St. Margaret's Center keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: St. Margaret's Center on NYS Health Profiles.
