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St Margarets Center

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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds92
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)

About St Margarets Center

St Margarets Center is a 92-bed nonprofit nursing home in Albany, NY. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in New York is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Feb 2025), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the New York average of 8.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 8 hr 18 min a day with each resident, more than the New York average of 3 hr 38 min. About 38% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

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Key details

Facility nameSt Margarets Center
LocationAlbany County, New York
Address27 Hackett Blvd, Albany, NY 12208 · Albany County
CMS provider number335830
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 3, 2001 (25 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating4 of 5Above average
Health inspections3 of 5Average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

5 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Feb 2025.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection5 (Feb 2025)New York average: 8.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nurse staffing per resident8 hr 18 min a dayNew York average: 3 hr 38 min
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 56 min a dayNew York average: 43 min
    Strength

About average

  • Nursing staff turnover38% a yearNew York average: 40%
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the New York average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 3.1%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)1.6%State average: 6.5%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs10.2%State average: 13.7%
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the New York average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 12 times.

Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day8.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201921458.7
Jan 202021457.4
Jan 202142456.9
Jan 202232447.4
Jan 202321457.8
Jan 202421457.9
Feb 202511438.8
Feb 202632459.0
Sep 202643458.3

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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