Nursing Homes in Syracuse, NY- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 14, 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 Syracuse
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 14, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Syracuse has a total of 21 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,505 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Syracuse of 404,223, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 115.33 persons in Syracuse. There were 3,046 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 86.90 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, Syracuse 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 Syracuse and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.81 0.69 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.13 2.15 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 1.05 0.79 / 0.88
All Staff 3.98 3.63 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for New York.

COVID-19 Infections in Syracuse 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 Syracuse there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Syracuse

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 Syracuse Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Syracuse, 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 Syracuse

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Syracuse 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
Nottingham R H C F
1305 NOTTINGHAM ROAD
JAMESVILLE, NY
8.67
Finger Lakes Center For Living
20 PARK AVENUE
AUBURN, NY
2.00
Syracuse Home Association
7740 MEIGS ROAD
BALDWINSVILLE, NY
11.33
Seneca Hill Manor Inc
20 MANOR DRIVE
OSWEGO, NY
17.33
Upstate University Hosp at Community General T C U
4900 BROAD ROAD
SYRACUSE, NY
4.67
Northwoods Rehab and Nursing Center at Moravia
7 KEELER AVENUE
MORAVIA, NY
17.33
Oneida Health Rehabilitation and Extended Care
323 GENESEE STREET
ONEIDA, NY
12.00
Elderwood at Liverpool
4800 BEAR ROAD
LIVERPOOL, NY
11.33
The Commons On St Anthony, A S N F and Short T R C
3 ST ANTHONY STREET
AUBURN, NY
20.00
Iroquois Nursing Home Inc
4600 SOUTHWOOD HEIGHTS DRIVE
JAMESVILLE, NY
34.50

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Syracuse based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
116 EAST CASTLE STREET
SYRACUSE, NY
95.67
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Auburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
85 THORNTON AVENUE
AUBURN, NY
55.33
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nrsg at Chittenango
331 RUSSELL STREET
CHITTENANGO, NY
32.00
Sunnyside Care Center
7000 COLLAMER RD
EAST SYRACUSE, NY
48.00
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Jewish Home of Central New York
4101 E GENESEE ST
SYRACUSE, NY
109.50
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Onondaga Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing
217 EAST AVENUE
MINOA, NY
107.67
The Cottages at Garden Grove, A Skilled Nrsg Comm
5460 MELTZER COURT
CICERO, NY
32.67
St Camillus Residential Health Care Facility
813 FAY ROAD
SYRACUSE, NY
36.67
Van Duyn Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing
5075 WEST SENECA TURNPIKE
SYRACUSE, NY
190.83
Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center
700 EAST BRIGHTON AVENUE
SYRACUSE, NY
35.33

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