Nursing homes across Steuben County, New York, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital's nursing unit sits in Bath, run by a nonprofit corporation. Its last health inspection was September 2024, and it came through cleanly enough for a five-star inspection rating, seven deficiencies on record, none of them causing harm or jeopardy, though one is abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. Staffing is where it slips: 3.66 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 10% thinner than weekdays. Annual turnover of 44.6% is essentially at the national norm, so retention isn't the problem, the raw hours per resident are. Ask how weekend coverage is handled.
Absolut Center in Painted Post runs 120 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely solid, a four-star health inspection rating, with the most recent survey completed in February 2025 and 12 deficiencies on file, none of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level. Staffing tells a different story. At 3.58 nurse hours per resident day, the home sits roughly 7% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 23% below its own weekday levels, so the quietest shifts are also the thinnest. Turnover lands at 46.6%, just above the national figure of 45.8%, and there's one abuse-related deficiency worth asking about directly.
Steuben Center runs 105 beds in Bath under corporate ownership, and its staffing numbers are the first thing worth noticing. At 3.69 nurse hours per resident day, it sits a bit under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 28% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 59.6% is well above the national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses caring for residents are frequently new. The inspection record shows 19 deficiencies, none at harm level and none abuse-related, with the last visit in May 2024. Quality measures score well; staffing is where this home is weakest.
Corning Center runs on thin staffing, and the numbers say so. At 3.20 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits about 17 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 24 percent below its own weekday levels, which matters most when families visit and aides are stretched thinnest. Annual turnover of 64.5 percent is well above the 45.8 percent national figure, so the people caring for your relative are likely to change often. What keeps this home from looking worse on paper is a clean inspection record: 11 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, no abuse findings, and a March 2024 inspection. The care seems safe; the question is whether there's enough of it.
Elderwood At Hornell passes its health inspections cleanly, a five-star record, just eight deficiencies and none of them causing harm or involving abuse. The trouble is who's left to do the work. At 2.75 nurse hours per resident day, staffing sits roughly 29% under the national average, and it thins out further on weekends. A 63.5% annual turnover rate means most of the aides and nurses on a given shift are relatively new, which matters more when there are fewer of them. One fine of $4,194 is minor. For-profit LLC ownership, 122 beds, last inspected in February 2024. Strong surveys, thin coverage, families should ask pointed questions about evening and weekend staffing specifically.
Maple City runs on 3.01 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and weekends drop another 22% under its own weekday numbers, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 57.3% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff turns over in a year. The current record carries 25 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $62,207 fine, and the last inspection was August 2024. All three CMS ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, sit at one star.