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Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

Nursing home in Cortland, NY

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
134 Homer Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045
Phone
(607) 756-3909
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
335768
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
80
Average residents per day
73
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Chain
Guthrie (2 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Oct 27, 1993
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 335768. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 25, 2026. CMS lists 15 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 17, 2021 to Mar 31, 2026): 5 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 31, 2026Ensure 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
Feb 25, 2026Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 25, 2026Provide 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
Feb 25, 2026Provide 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
Feb 25, 2026Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 25, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		K
Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Mar 15, 2024Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Mar 15, 2024Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 15, 2024Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 15, 2024Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 15, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 11, 2023Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 15. 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 2 fines totalling $255,876 in the last three years.

Feb 11, 2026Fine: $185,442
Sep 11, 2023Fine: $70,434

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
4.69 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.95 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.59 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.70 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
27%
RN turnover (yearly)
29%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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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