CCN 335175 · Suffolk County, New York
Brookside Multicare Nursing Center
7 Route 25A, Smithtown, NY 11787
Brookside Multicare Nursing Center is a 353-bed for-profit nursing home in Smithtown, New York, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1978. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 298.5 residents a day, about 85% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $43.6 million originally, at 3.05%, with $36.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in November 2051.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 353
- Average residents per day
- 298.5 (84.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Optima Care Smithtown LLC
- Certified since
- Jun 12, 1978
- Chain or affiliated group
- Optima Care (8 facilities, chain average 3.0 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | New York median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 111 at 1, 130 at 2, 113 at 3, 100 at 4, 136 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.91 | 3.49 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.90 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.44 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.9% | 38.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 84.6% | 94.1% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 3 (Nov 25, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Brookside Multicare Nursing Center meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendel, BorisIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 5% | 01/24/2018 |
| Rovt, AlexanderIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 90% | 01/24/2018 |
| Mendel, EricIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/24/2018 |
| Avinari, IlanaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/24/2018 |
| Cahill, KevinIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/13/2020 |
| Chaudhry, JahanzebIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2019 |
| Mendel, EricIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/24/2018 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2018 | Optima Care Smithtown LLC | Avalon Gardens Rehabilitation and Health Care Center LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2018 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Weisz - Brookside Multicare Center, 353 beds. Lender at endorsement: Greystone Funding Company LLC | $43,560,000 | Active: 3.05%, $36,440,574 balanceMatures Nov 1, 2051. Servicer: Greystone Servicing Company | 01222346 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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