Nursing homes across Dutchess County, New York, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Lutheran Center At Poughkeepsie runs 4.06 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5% above the national average, and its 31.9% turnover is well below the 45.8% typical elsewhere, that stability matters when you're thinking about who's actually at the bedside. Weekends thin out about 9% against weekday coverage, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. The harder reading is the inspection record: 23 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, with the last inspection in February 2024. Quality measures look strong and staffing holds up, but you'll want to ask directly what changed since that inspection.
The Baptist Home at Brookmeade runs lean on daily nursing hours, 3.06 per resident, roughly a fifth below the national figure, and weekends are thinner still, about 8% under its own weekday coverage. What offsets that is stability: staff turnover sits at 28.9% against a national 45.8%, so the people showing up are more likely to know the residents. Inspections back that up, with seven deficiencies on record, none causing harm or tied to abuse, and the most recent visit in March 2024. A five out of five on quality measures and four on health inspections round out a nonprofit home that's short on hours but steady where it counts.
Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon is a 160-bed for-profit home in Dutchess County with a solid inspection record, 18 deficiencies on file, none of them serious enough to cause harm or put anyone in immediate jeopardy. The one abuse-related citation is worth asking about directly. Nurse staffing sits at 3.72 hours per resident day, slightly under the national average, and weekends run about 12% thinner than weekdays, so ask how coverage looks on a Saturday. Staff turnover is 36.4%, which is actually better than the national rate of 45.8%, a real point in its favor. The most recent inspection was July 2024, so the picture is reasonably current.
Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Hopewell runs 160 beds in Fishkill under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national mark, 3.90 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally. That thin margin gets tested on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 22% below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover is 49.7%, a few points above the national average, so familiar faces may rotate out faster here than elsewhere. The record shows 30 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in February 2026. Quality measures score well above inspection results, which is worth knowing when you weigh what you're reading.
The Pines at Poughkeepsie runs 200 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.53 hours per resident day, about 8% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip roughly 16% below its own weekday coverage, so if you're visiting or calling on a Saturday, expect a thinner floor. What stands out favorably is turnover: 23.3% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses who know your relative are more likely to still be there next year. The current record shows 20 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in August 2024.
Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers runs 62 beds in Dutchess County under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to notice: 3.24 nurse hours per resident day, about 16% under the national average, with weekends dropping roughly 21% below its own weekday level. More than half the nursing staff turned over in a year, 55.9% against a national 45.8%. The inspection record shows 35 deficiencies, five tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was April 2024. Quality measures score well, but a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating and thin weekend coverage are the tradeoffs worth weighing.
Fishkill Center runs 160 beds in Beacon under corporate ownership, and its inspection record is the first thing to flag: 30 deficiencies on file, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $44,500 CMS fine. The last inspection was February 2025, so this is a recent picture, not an old one. Staffing sits at 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, about 11% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 12% below its own weekday level. Turnover of 37.8% actually beats the national 45.8%, which is worth something. The quality measure score looks strong, but it sits alongside a staffing rating of 2 and an inspection rating of 1.
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Pawling runs on thinner nurse staffing than most homes, 3.45 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 13% below its own weekday levels, which is when families tend to visit and notice. Turnover sits at 53.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents change often. Its inspection record carries 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with a $10,519 fine, and the last inspection was in April 2023. For-profit corporate ownership, 122 beds.
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at River Valley runs on thinner nurse staffing than most homes, about 3.16 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dropping roughly 19% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 24.6%, which is actually well below the national 45.8%, so the people who stay tend to stay. The current record carries 28 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but three tied to abuse, and the last inspection was January 28, 2026. Quality measures score lowest of the three CMS categories. It's a 160-bed for-profit corporation, recently inspected, with a mixed record worth asking about directly.
Renaissance Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Staatsburg is a for-profit home with 120 certified beds, and its staffing is the first thing that stands out: 2.10 total nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 46% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 14% thinner than weekdays. That shortfall shows up in CMS's staffing rating of 1 out of 5, and the inspection record is worse, a 1-star health inspection rating, 56 deficiencies including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 5 abuse-related, and placement in the federal Special Focus Facility program. Turnover at 23.9% is better than the 45.8% national figure, and the 4-star quality measure rating reflects resident outcome data, but the September 2024 inspection and the enforcement history carry more weight here.
Ferncliff runs 309 certified beds in Rhinebeck under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to notice. At 3.25 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 16% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts are the ones families tend to visit. The inspection record backs that up: 34 deficiencies, including one at harm level and four tied to abuse, with a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating from CMS. Turnover at 40.7% is slightly better than the national 45.8%, and quality measures rate 5 out of 5, but a February 2025 inspection keeps the health record current and unresolved.
The Eleanor Nursing Care Center runs on 2.67 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekends are thinner still. Its inspection record is the real story: 83 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and five tied to abuse, plus a $132,957 fine. Those numbers put it in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. Turnover at 30.2% is actually better than the national average, which suggests the trouble here isn't a churning workforce so much as too few hands on the floor and a long history of failed inspections.