Albany Senior AdvisorKingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc, 323 Kings Road in Schenectady, is a 160-bed nursing home certified for Medicare and Medicaid in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, licensed by New York under certificate 4601305N. Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
What are Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc's Care Compare star ratings?
Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; out of 5, it scores 4 on health inspections, 4 on staffing and 4 on quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspection rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS staffing rating | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures rating | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average daily residents | 160 / 155.9 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Individual |
| Chain affiliation (CMS) | No listed chain |
| First Medicare/Medicaid certification | February 1, 1976 |
| New York operating certificate | 4601305N, 160 beds on the state roster |
| Operator of record (NYSDOH) | Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc |
About 156 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 97% of certified beds, above the 95% median for Capital Region nursing homes.
What did recent inspections find at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc?
The latest standard health inspection CMS reports for Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc is dated August 26, 2024 and produced 3 health deficiencies: 3 on the standard survey and 3 from complaint investigations.
Earlier, the February 23, 2022 survey recorded 2 deficiencies, and infection-control visits produced 0 citations. Next to the nine-county median of 12 deficiencies, the most recent count is typical or lower.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it reports no fines and 0 payment denials.
How much nursing time do residents at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc get?
Payroll-based data from CMS shows residents of Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc getting about 4.32 hours of nursing time daily (higher than the Capital Region median of 3.60), 0.60 hours of it from RNs (higher than the Capital Region median of 0.56).
On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.64 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover stands at 39.2% (lower than the Capital Region median of 47.5%), and RN turnover at 24.0%. 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 (2.57 aide, 1.75 licensed), this home meets that floor, although the state measures compliance one quarter at a time.
Which nursing homes are closest to Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc?
Its 160 certified beds make it smaller than the Schenectady County median of 200; the nearest other certified nursing home is Schenectady Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Schenectady, about 1.6 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Certified capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 526 Altamont Ave, Schenectady 12303 | 1.6 | 240 | 2 of 5 | August 19, 2025 | 15 |
| Pathways Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1805 Providence Avenue, Niskayuna 12309 | 3.7 | 112 | 4 of 5 | January 10, 2025 | 5 |
| Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 297 North Ballston Avenue, Scotia 12302 | 4.7 | 262 | 1 of 5 | June 15, 2026 | 17 |
| Shaker Place Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 100 Heritage Lane, Albany 12211 | 5.2 | 250 | 1 of 5 | May 18, 2026 | 19 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Life Center 2 Mercycare Lane, Guilderland 12084 | 5.2 | 160 | 2 of 5 | October 15, 2024 | 15 |
What surrounds Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc in Schenectady?
Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc is in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County; its closest general hospital is Ellis Hospital (Ellis Medicine), about 3.0 miles away by straight line.
St. Peter's Hospital comes next at about 9.9 miles; these are straight-line figures, not drive times.
What should we ask when touring Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc?
The public data points to specific questions: ask how Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc held its latest inspection to 3 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies regardless.
- Turnover of 39.2% is at or under the regional median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
- 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 Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc keeps residents in the same room when they convert, and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is managed.
New York record: Kingsway Arms Nursing Center Inc on NYS Health Profiles.
