Morningstar Residential Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Morningstar Residential Care Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Oswego, New York. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the New York average of 2.15, and 53.3% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Morningstar Residential Care Center
17 Sunrise TerraceOswego, NY 13126
Oswego 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 Morningstar Residential Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 8% below the New York average. With about 108 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.97 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.19 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.62 | 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
53.3% of nursing staff at Morningstar Residential Care 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 44.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (New York average 8.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $122,464 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | Fine | $102,216 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Fine | $20,248 |
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. Morningstar Residential Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Morningstar Residential Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Morningstar Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1976
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Morningstar Residential Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Luke Residential Health Care Facility Inc Oswego | 1.8 | 200 | 1.63 | 2.99 | 52.3% | 2 | None |
| Pontiac Nursing Home Oswego | 1.8 | 80 | 1.91 | 3.09 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Seneca Hill Manor Inc Oswego | 4.9 | 120 | 1.97 | 3.52 | 40.6% | 4 | None |
| Syracuse Home Association Baldwinsville | 22.9 | 120 | 2.67 | 4.51 | 32.3% | 5 | None |
| The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nrsg Comm Cicero | 26.5 | 156 | 3.04 | 4.41 | 48.0% | 2 | None |
| Elderwood at Liverpool Liverpool | 28.5 | 160 | 1.92 | 3.52 | — | 2 | $56,921 |
| Sodus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Sodus | 30.2 | 130 | 2.28 | 3.60 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| St Camillus Residential Health Care Facility Syracuse | 32.8 | 284 | 1.84 | 3.49 | 37.4% | 2 | $39,754 |
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.