Kendal at Ithaca
Nursing home in Ithaca, NY
Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 2230 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Phone
- (607) 266-5300
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 335793
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 45
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Chain
- Kendal (5 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Feb 23, 1996
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 19, 2024. CMS lists 9 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 5, 2023 to Dec 19, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with… | D |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… | D |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | D |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D |
| May 5, 2023 | Ensure 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… | D |
| May 5, 2023 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.77 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.41 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.37 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.20 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 54%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 44%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
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.