Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Minoa, New York, part of Centers Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the New York average of 2.15, and 69.6% nursing staff turnover (New York average 40.3%).
Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
217 East AvenueMinoa, NY 13116
Onondaga County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, nurse aides logged 1.78 hours per resident per day, 17% below the New York average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 140 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New York avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.78 | 2.15 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.25 | 3.62 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.59 | 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
69.6% of nursing staff at Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 72.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 20, 2025. 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 3 fines totaling $191,992 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Fine | $115,564 |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Fine | $9,796 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Fine | $66,632 |
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. Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing holds 1 of 5 overall; the New York average is 3.0.
About Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Centers Health Care, 36 homes
- Legal name: CLR Minoa LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sunnyside Care Center East Syracuse | 2.9 | 80 | 2.36 | 3.83 | 60.4% | 2 | None |
| Jewish Home of Central New York Syracuse | 4.9 | 132 | 2.24 | 3.90 | — | 2 | $121,573 |
| Nottingham R H C F Jamesville | 6.6 | 40 | 2.46 | 3.85 | 34.2% | 5 | None |
| The Grand Rehabilitation and Nrsg at Chittenango Chittenango | 6.8 | 80 | 1.76 | 3.36 | 61.5% | 1 | $16,448 |
| Bishop Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Syracuse · SFF candidate | 7.2 | 440 | 2.19 | 3.52 | 55.7% | 1 | $699,602 |
| Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Syracuse | 8.2 | 160 | 2.09 | 3.58 | 46.7% | 1 | None |
| Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center Syracuse | 8.3 | 583 | 2.17 | 3.67 | 37.6% | 1 | None |
| Iroquois Nursing Home Inc Jamesville | 8.5 | 160 | 2.05 | 3.40 | 43.9% | 4 | 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.