Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit is a 160-bed government-run nursing home in Lowville, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% above the New York average of 2.15, and 42.9% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit
7785 North State StreetLowville, NY 13367
Lewis 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 Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit, nurse aides logged 2.73 hours per resident per day, 27% above the New York average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 298 aide hours a day, or about 37 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.73 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.69 | 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
42.9% of nursing staff at Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit 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 59.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 30, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $160,046 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Fine | $160,046 |
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. Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit holds 2 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Lewis County General Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1975
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Carthage | 14.0 | 90 | 1.88 | 3.25 | 68.6% | 1 | None |
| Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc Boonville · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 23.4 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.45 | 39.6% | 1 | $56,261 |
| Samaritan Keep Nursing Home Inc Watertown · abuse citation | 23.8 | 272 | 2.86 | 4.05 | — | 1 | $14,020 |
| Samaritan Senior Village, Inc Watertown | 23.9 | 168 | 2.34 | 3.61 | — | 2 | None |
| Bethany Gardens Skilled Living Center Rome | 38.7 | 100 | 2.57 | 4.02 | 31.7% | 4 | None |
| Betsy Ross Rehabilitation Center, Inc Rome | 39.0 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.38 | 54.6% | 1 | $32,254 |
| Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc - R H C F Rome | 39.3 | 80 | 2.16 | 3.92 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing At Rome Rome | 39.8 | 160 | 1.71 | 3.09 | 40.8% | 1 | $76,542 |
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.