★★☆☆☆CMS 2/580 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.69 /day
- Staff turnover
- 27%
- Serious cites
- 0
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center runs a rare split: the nursing hours are genuinely strong at 4.69 per resident day, well above the national average, and staff turnover of 27.2% is much lower than the typical home. The clinical quality measures look good too. But the inspection record is where this one falls apart, 15 deficiencies on the current record, four serious enough to put residents in harm's way, one tied to abuse, and two fines totaling more than a quarter million dollars. Weekend staffing also drops about a fifth below its own weekday level, meaning the coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The last inspection was in February 2026, so this is a current picture, not a stale one.
★★★★☆CMS 4/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.10 /day
- Staff turnover
- 66%
- Serious cites
- 0
Cortland Park runs on thin staffing. At 3.10 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 20 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 20 percent below its own weekday levels, so care gets thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover tells a related story: 66.1 percent of staff leave each year, well above the 45.8 percent national figure, meaning the people caring for residents are often new. The inspection record is genuinely solid, 13 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with a survey as recent as May 2025. Licensed beds total 120 under for-profit partnership ownership. Strong inspections, shaky daily coverage.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5200 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.27 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Crown Park runs about 3.27 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 15 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops another 15 percent below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. The current record shows 25 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $12,735 fine. Inspectors were last in on January 17, 2025, and CMS rates the home 2 out of 5 on health inspections, 2 on quality measures, and 1 on staffing. It's a 200-bed for-profit partnership. Ask about weekend and evening staffing, and ask how that abuse-related deficiency was resolved.