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Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Nursing home in Ithaca, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1229 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
(607) 273-8072
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
335249
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
160
Average residents per day
115
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Cayuga Ridge LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 1, 1979
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 335249. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 24, 2025. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 30, 2021 to Jan 24, 2025): 4 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jan 24, 2025Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 24, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 24, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Oct 18, 2023Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 8, 2023Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. 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 7 fines totalling $41,616 in the last three years.

Jan 24, 2025Fine: $17,345
Feb 20, 2024Fine: $4,140
Feb 12, 2024Fine: $3,798
Jan 22, 2024Fine: $9,116
Jan 8, 2024Fine: $2,279
Jan 2, 2024Fine: $1,764
Dec 11, 2023Fine: $3,174

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
3.70 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.35 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.21 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.13 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
48%
RN turnover (yearly)
70%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

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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