Finger Lakes Center for Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Finger Lakes Center for Living is a 80-bed nonprofit nursing home in Auburn, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the New York average of 2.15, and 33.7% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Finger Lakes Center for Living
20 Park AvenueAuburn, NY 13021
Cayuga County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Finger Lakes Center for Living, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 8% above the New York average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 174 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.33 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.23 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
33.7% of nursing staff at Finger Lakes Center for Living 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 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 6, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $101,300 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fine | $79,655 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Fine | $21,645 |
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. Finger Lakes Center for Living holds 1 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Finger Lakes Center for Living
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Auburn Community Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 31, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Finger Lakes Center for Living
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| The Commons on St Anthony, a S N F & Short T R C Auburn | 1.9 | 297 | 1.87 | 3.07 | 40.4% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Auburn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Auburn | 2.1 | 92 | 1.98 | 3.22 | 52.0% | 2 | $10,901 |
| Seneca Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Waterloo | 14.5 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.37 | 47.7% | 4 | None |
| Northwoods Rehab and Nursing Center at Moravia Moravia | 17.3 | 40 | 2.14 | 3.58 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Syracuse Home Association Baldwinsville | 17.8 | 120 | 2.67 | 4.51 | 32.3% | 5 | None |
| St Camillus Residential Health Care Facility Syracuse | 19.0 | 284 | 1.84 | 3.49 | 37.4% | 2 | $39,754 |
| Upstate University Hosp at Community General T C U Syracuse | 20.4 | 20 | 0.00 | 8.21 | 53.7% | 5 | None |
| Van Duyn Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing Syracuse · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 20.5 | 513 | 2.47 | 3.72 | 42.7% | — | $783,273 |
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.