Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid is a 156-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Placid, New York, part of Elderwood. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 34% below the New York average of 2.15, and 61.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid
185 Old Military RoadLake Placid, NY 12946
Essex 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 Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, nurse aides logged 1.43 hours per resident per day, 34% below the New York average. With about 145 residents a day, that works out to roughly 207 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.43 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.62 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.40 | 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
61.3% of nursing staff at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 2, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Elderwood, 17 homes
- Legal name: 185 Old Military Road Operating Company LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 4, 1968
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Elizabethtown | 19.3 | 100 | 1.98 | 3.25 | 81.9% | 3 | None |
| Tupper Lake Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Tupper Lake | 24.2 | 60 | 2.83 | 4.68 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home Shelburne · staffing data not validated | 36.7 | 33 | — | — | 58.5% | 4 | None |
| Clinton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Plattsburgh | 38.6 | 80 | 1.99 | 3.30 | 74.4% | 2 | None |
| Plattsburgh Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Plattsburgh | 38.6 | 89 | 1.94 | 3.46 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Elderwood at North Creek North Creek | 38.9 | 82 | 1.70 | 2.50 | 38.5% | 2 | None |
| Elderwood at Burlington Burlington | 39.2 | 150 | 2.21 | 3.80 | 67.9% | 2 | $220,961 |
| Meadowbrook Healthcare Plattsburgh | 39.2 | 287 | 2.13 | 3.44 | 49.0% | 2 | None |
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.