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Van Duyn Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing

Nursing home in Syracuse, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSpecial Focus Facility (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
5075 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13215
Phone
(315) 449-6000
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
335184
Overall star rating
Not rated by CMS
Certified beds
513
Average residents per day
429
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Vdrnc LLC
Chain
Upstate Services Group (17 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 335184. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 13, 2026. CMS lists 87 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 13, 2023 to May 13, 2026): 45 from complaint inspections, 16 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 9 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years. CMS has placed this facility in its Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes with a persistent record of serious inspection problems; it gets more frequent inspections.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 13, 2026Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be…
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
May 13, 2026Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 87. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 5 fines totalling $783,273 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

May 13, 2026Fine: $190,450
Dec 15, 2025Fine: $238,135
Dec 15, 2025Payment denial for 43 days from Feb 18, 2026
Apr 18, 2025Fine: $158,555
Jan 23, 2025Fine: $9,620
Sep 13, 2023Fine: $186,513

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.72 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.45 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.47 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.28 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
43%
RN turnover (yearly)
35%

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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