Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    1229 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate, competent staff; vibrant community

    I moved in last year and have been consistently impressed by the compassionate, competent, and friendly staff - nursing, dining, and activities teams are professional and accommodating. The facility is clean, bright, and beautifully located with large communal spaces, plenty of opportunities to socialize and explore, and responsive, reassuring care that makes me feel safe and grateful.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.03·(38)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.6
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate caregiving staff
    • Professional nursing personnel
    • Strong rehabilitative and physical-therapy program
    • Friendly and helpful reception staff
    • Clean, bright common areas
    • Large communal dining and activity spaces
    • Engaging activities and social opportunities
    • Accommodating dining staff
    • Spiritual and faith-based programming
    • Affordable, budget-friendly option
    • Well-maintained, hotel-like main areas
    • Timely acute clinical responses

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and high staff turnover
    • Inconsistent staffing and attentiveness across units
    • Delayed response to resident assistance requests
    • Medication-administration delays and timing inconsistencies
    • Gaps in communication with families and between departments
    • Inconsistent meal-service continuity and dietary adherence
    • Uneven cleanliness and maintenance across units
    • Weak transfer and admission coordination
    • Inadequate overnight and night-shift coverage
    • Safety and fall-prevention process gaps
    • Limited physician presence and reliance on midlevel providers
    • Restricted family engagement in administrative meetings

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with notable strengths alongside persistent operational weaknesses. Many families and residents praise individual caregivers, rehabilitation staff, and front‑line personnel as compassionate, professional, and helpful. The site offers sizable communal dining and activity spaces, visible social programming (including faith-based groups), and in parts is maintained to a hotel‑like standard. Several reviewers highlighted strong physical‑therapy services and quick clinical responses in acute situations.

    At the point of direct care there is a pattern of mixed experience. Caregivers and some nurses are frequently described as attentive and engaged, yet they are commonly characterized as stretched thin. Chronic understaffing and frequent turnover appear to contribute to delays in assisting residents with personal needs, inconsistent adherence to therapeutic diets, and variable timeliness of medication administration. Reviewers also raised concerns about pain‑medication responsiveness and occasional late-night medication dispensing that can disrupt resident routines.

    Safety and operational processes show recurring gaps. Accounts indicate problems with transfer and admission coordination, miscommunication between floors, and items lost or misplaced during moves. Several accounts point to fall‑risk management and equipment checks as areas needing improvement. There are also multiple references to inconsistent overnight coverage and variability in how different units are staffed and supervised, with second‑floor care described as less attentive in some accounts.

    Dining and activity offerings are generally seen as positives: staff in dining services are described as professional and meals as nutritious by some families. At the same time, reviewers cited interruptions in meal service, occasional missing beverages, and lapses in dietary adherence for residents with special needs. The activities program and large common areas support resident socialization, though engagement can be influenced by staffing levels on particular units.

    Facility condition reports are mixed. Many praise clean, bright, and well‑kept main areas, while others note smaller resident rooms, closed or rundown sections, and maintenance items (air conditioning, paving, furnishings) that need attention. Housekeeping and linen management are described inconsistently: some areas are tidy while others experience lapses in laundry and bedding practices.

    Management and communication emerged as a central theme. Reviewers report inconsistent leadership, limited physician presence with reliance on midlevel providers, and administrative practices that restrict real‑time family input (for example, requiring written questions in advance for meetings). Communication gaps between staff and families about hospital transfers, clinical changes, and adverse events are a recurrent concern; one review referenced allegations surrounding a resident's decline after discharge, which underscores the need for clearer incident reporting and family notification protocols.

    Overall, prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's strong rehabilitative and activity offerings and the many positive staff interactions against operational shortcomings tied to staffing, communication, medication timing, and variable maintenance. Those considering placement may wish to discuss unit staffing ratios, medication administration procedures, on‑call physician coverage, fall‑prevention protocols, and family communication expectations with administration before making a decision.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located at 1229 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14850.

    About Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits on the west bank of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, NY, with views of the water and easy access to the outdoors, and while the building is two stories, inside you'll find 144 beds used for both skilled nursing and rehab services, plus a Memory Care unit for people with Alzheimer's or dementia. Residents have choices of private or semi-private rooms, each one with air conditioning, brand new furniture, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and safety features-big bathrooms with call bells, space for their things, and even individual climate controls, and there's room for pets too, as long as visitors bring up-to-date vaccine records and keep them on a leash.

    The staff includes registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers, aides, and members of 1199 SEIU, and they work around the clock, covering everything from basic bathing and medication to more complex care like stroke recovery, IV therapy, wound care, respiratory support, diabetes care, and transfers. Staff can apply for CNA certification and help out as needed in roles like Maintenance, Recreation, Housekeeping, and Dietary. Residents with memory problems live in a secure Memory Care unit with specialized programs and more supervision.

    Everyone gets helped with daily tasks when needed, and the activities schedule keeps folks busy, whether that's movie nights, art in the arts room, music, games, or community-run programs. There's a library, a corner store for snacks and small items, areas for small family gatherings, fitness and wellness spa rooms, and a garden where residents can get fresh air or spend time with pets. Residents eat in dining rooms with restaurant-style meals, day or night, and there are meal options for diabetes, allergies, and other requirements, all made by a chef. Each hall has its own lounge and unit dining rooms for more private meals or social time.

    Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers both short-term rehab and long-term care, with professional staff and a community feel. Speech, occupational, language, and feeding therapy come from Gorge Falls Therapy SLP, OT, PLLC. The staff helps with moving in, keeping rooms clean, laundry, and getting to appointments, and the facility contracts with Medicare and Medicaid for help with costs. The setting lets people stay active and independent as much as they can, with transportation and parking services, a packed recreation schedule, and the support needed for serious health problems or just extra aging support. This place has focused on long-term care, recovery, and community connection for years and tries to adapt to meet changing needs, offering flexible program names, personal attention, and amenities designed for comfort, safety, and engagement.

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    Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1229 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850.

    No, Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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