CCN 335347 · Bronx County, New York
Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
1235 Pelham Parkway North, Bronx, NY 10469
Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 191-bed for-profit nursing home in Bronx, New York, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1982. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 187.2 residents a day, about 98% of its certified beds. HUD's healthcare database shows an FHA-insured Section 232 loan for a project matching this facility, most recently $7.4 million in July 2009 (223(f) refinance or purchase), and none of them appears in HUD's active-loan file.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 191
- Average residents per day
- 187.2 (98.0% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Certified since
- Feb 1, 1982
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- 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 | 1 of 5 | State spread: 111 at 1, 130 at 2, 113 at 3, 100 at 4, 136 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 1 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 2.74 | 3.49 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.47 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | not reported | 38.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 98.0% | 94.1% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 8 (Jan 31, 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). Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkowitz, LeopoldIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 99% | 09/05/2019 |
| Gross, RonaldIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/12/2021 |
| Salamon, MarkIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/24/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2019 | Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC | Morris Berkowitz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2009 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Morris Park Nursing Home, 191 beds. Lender at endorsement: 0 | $7,410,400 | Ended May 28, 2020Prepayment | 01222226 |
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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