Nursing Homes in Ithaca, NY- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 7, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Ithaca
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 7, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Ithaca has a total of 18 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,141 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Ithaca of 55,137, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 25.75 persons in Ithaca. There were 1,816 residents in nursing homes as April 7, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 84.82 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Ithaca has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Ithaca and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.56 | 0.69 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.20 | 2.15 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.96 | 0.79 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.72 | 3.63 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New York.
COVID-19 Infections in Ithaca Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Ithaca there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 7, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Ithaca
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Ithaca Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Ithaca, NY. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Ithaca
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Ithaca based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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River View Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center 510 FIFTH AVENUE OWEGO, NY |
14.67 |
Kendal at Ithaca 2230 NORTH TRIPHAMMER ROAD ITHACA, NY |
4.00 |
Ideal Senior Living Center 601 HIGH AVENUE ENDICOTT, NY |
9.33 |
Bethany Nursing Home and Health Related Facility Inc 3005 WATKINS ROAD HORSEHEADS, NY |
16.00 |
Northwoods Rehab and Nursing Center at Moravia 7 KEELER AVENUE MORAVIA, NY |
17.33 |
Chemung County Health Center - Nursing Facility 103 WASHINGTON STREET ELMIRA, NY |
10.00 |
Good Shepherd Village at Endwell 14 VILLAGE DRIVE ENDWELL, NY |
34.00 |
Elcor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 48 COLONIAL DRIVE HORSEHEADS, NY |
26.67 |
Schuyler Hospital Inc and Long Term Care Unit 220 STEUBEN STREET MONTOUR FALLS, NY |
16.00 |
Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 28 KELLOGG ROAD CORTLAND, NY |
32.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Ithaca based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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St Joseph's Hospital - Skilled Nursing Facility 555 ST JOSEPH'S BLVD ELMIRA, NY |
29.33 |
Beechtree Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing 318 SOUTH ALBANY STREET ITHACA, NY |
73.00 |
Oak Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center 602 HUDSON ST ITHACA, NY |
24.00 |
Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1229 TRUMANSBURG ROAD ITHACA, NY |
74.67 |
Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 193 CLINTON AVENUE CORTLAND, NY |
49.33 |
Absolut Ctr For Nursing and Rehab Endicott L L C 301 NANTUCKET DRIVE ENDICOTT, NY |
41.33 |
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center 134 HOMER AVENUE CORTLAND, NY |
35.33 |
Groton Community Health Care Ctr Res Care Fac 120 SYKES STREET GROTON, NY |
18.67 |
Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 28 KELLOGG ROAD CORTLAND, NY |
32.00 |
Schuyler Hospital Inc and Long Term Care Unit 220 STEUBEN STREET MONTOUR FALLS, NY |
16.00 |
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