Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Ithaca, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the New York average of 2.15, and 48.2% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1229 Trumansburg RoadIthaca, NY 14850
Tompkins County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 3% above the New York average. With about 115 residents a day, that works out to roughly 255 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
48.2% of nursing staff at Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a New York average of 40.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $41,616 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,140 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $3,798 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $9,116 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $2,279 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $1,764 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $3,174 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Cayuga Ridge LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Beechtree Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing Ithaca | 2.4 | 120 | 1.93 | 3.30 | 49.1% | 2 | None |
| Kendal at Ithaca Ithaca | 2.8 | 48 | 2.37 | 4.77 | 54.0% | 4 | None |
| Oak Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center Ithaca | 3.0 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.97 | 55.0% | 2 | None |
| Groton Community Health Care Ctr Res Care Fac Groton | 11.9 | 80 | 2.14 | 3.86 | 62.8% | 1 | $132,948 |
| Northwoods Rehab and Nursing Center at Moravia Moravia | 18.3 | 40 | 2.14 | 3.58 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Schuyler Hospital Inc and Long Term Care Unit Montour Falls | 18.6 | 120 | 2.69 | 4.32 | 44.4% | 3 | None |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland | 20.3 | 80 | 2.59 | 4.69 | 27.2% | 2 | $255,876 |
| Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cortland | 21.1 | 200 | 2.14 | 3.27 | — | 1 | $8,278 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.