Albany Senior AdvisorEvergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1070 Luther Road in East Greenbush, is a 240-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the Town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, licensed by New York under certificate 4152305N. Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's Care Compare star ratings?
Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center holds a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 2 on health inspections, 2 on staffing and 3 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 240 / 233.4 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | Upstate Services Group (17 facilities nationwide) |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | January 1, 1972 |
| New York operating certificate | 4152305N, 240 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Ecrnc LLC |
About 233 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 97% of certified beds, above the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
Which deficiencies has CMS recorded for Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Surveyors completed Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's most recent standard health inspection on January 11, 2024. CMS tallies 13 health deficiencies for that cycle, 8 from the survey and 11 from complaints.
Earlier, the September 1, 2021 survey recorded 3 deficiencies, and infection-control visits produced 0 citations. Next to the nine-county median of 12 deficiencies, the most recent count is on the high side.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
What are staffing and turnover like at Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 2.91 total nursing hours per resident each day, lower than the Capital Region median of 3.60, with registered nurses supplying 0.41 of them (lower than the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2.44 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 47.8% (about the same as the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 25.0%. CMS counts 0 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 (1.58 aide, 1.34 licensed), this home does not meet that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
Which nursing homes are closest to Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Its 240 certified beds make it larger than the Rensselaer County median of 82; the nearest other certified nursing home is Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East Greenbush, about 1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 284 Troy Road, Rensselaer 12144 | 1.6 | 80 | 1 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 31 |
| St. Margaret's Center 27 Hackett Boulevard, Albany 12208 | 4.4 | 92 | 4 of 5 | February 18, 2025 | 5 |
| Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 325 Northern Boulevard, Albany 12204 | 4.5 | 200 | 1 of 5 | June 12, 2024 | 12 |
| Van Rensselaer Manor 85 Bloomingrove Drive, Troy 12180 | 4.8 | 362 | 1 of 5 | April 1, 2026 | 13 |
| Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 125 Rockefeller Road, Delmar 12054 | 5.3 | 120 | 1 of 5 | March 13, 2026 | 10 |
What surrounds Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East Greenbush?
Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is in the Town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer County; its closest general hospital is Albany Medical Center Hospital (Albany Med Health System), about 4.5 miles away by straight line.
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus comes next at about 4.6 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What should we ask when touring Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
The public data points to specific questions: ask for the plan of correction covering the 13 deficiencies cited on January 11, 2024 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 47.8% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- With occupancy near 97%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS shows a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
- If Medicaid will pay later, confirm that Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
