CCN 335831 · Nassau County, New York
Fulton Commons Care Center Inc
60 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Fulton Commons Care Center Inc is a 280-bed for-profit nursing home in East Meadow, New York, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2001. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 271.6 residents a day, about 97% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $29.7 million originally, at 4.24%, with $21.5 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in November 2043.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 280
- Average residents per day
- 271.6 (97.0% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Fulton Commons Care Center, Inc.
- Certified since
- Nov 14, 2001
- Chain or affiliated group
- The Grand Healthcare (16 facilities, chain average 1.8 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 | 2 of 5 | State spread: 111 at 1, 130 at 2, 113 at 3, 100 at 4, 136 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.83 | 3.49 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.63 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.6% | 38.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 97.0% | 94.1% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $8,401 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 7 (Dec 23, 2024) | ||
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). Fulton Commons Care Center Inc meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fogel, EstherIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 12/10/1999 |
| Kalter, FradyIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 12/10/1999 |
| Kalter, MosheIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 12/10/1999 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2014 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Fulton Commons Care Center, 280 beds. Lender at endorsement: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC | $29,724,800 | Active: 4.24%, $21,497,093 balanceMatures Nov 1, 2043. Servicer: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage | 01243310 |
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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