Beechtree Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing

    318 South Albany Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850
    1.6 · 7 reviews
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful understaffed unsafe poor management

    I do not recommend this facility. I experienced neglectful, often rude and understaffed care - slow call-bell responses, pain meds delayed over 24 hours, residents left in soiled conditions, and my husband slid from his wheelchair with no staff notification. Management was dismissive, equipment and room phones/TVs/clocks were missing or broken, laundry lost, inaccurate bills, terrible/unhealthy food, and rooms too small for bariatric needs. I felt unsafe, more comfortable at home, and would not return.

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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

    1.57 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.6
    • Staff

      1.7
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Some staff members are kind and helpful
    • Several reviewers described staff as very caring
    • At least one reviewer called the rehab excellent
    • Rehabilitation services were recommended by a doctor
    • Some patients reported comfort comparable to being at home

    Cons

    • Poor management and administrative oversight
    • Understaffing and staff shortages
    • Slow or inconsistent call bell responses
    • Delayed pain medication (reports of >24 hour delay)
    • Neglectful care (e.g., left on toilet for hours, residents sitting in feces)
    • Safety incidents and risks (falls, unreported incidents)
    • Emergency/alert button ignored or not responded to
    • Medical equipment not delivered on arrival
    • Inadequate or unclean/unhealthy food
    • Rooms too small for bariatric equipment and mobility needs
    • No phone in patient rooms
    • Broken/ nonfunctional room items (TV, clock)
    • Lost laundry and housekeeping issues
    • Poor staff communication and lack of attentiveness
    • Language barriers / poor English among some staff
    • Inaccurate billing and administrative errors
    • Rude or unprofessional staff behavior reported
    • Refusal or mishandling of medical treatment by staff/doctor
    • Lack of basic safety features (no bed side rails reported)
    • No consistent pattern of care; highly variable experiences

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is highly mixed but leans negative, with multiple reviewers describing serious care, safety, and management problems alongside a smaller number of reports praising the rehabilitation care and individual staff members. The most consistent positive notes are that some staff are described as kind and very caring, that at least one reviewer found the rehab services excellent, and that a doctor recommended the facility for rehab. However, these positives are outweighed in frequency and severity by complaints about care quality, responsiveness, and safety.

    Care quality and clinical responsiveness are central concerns in the negative reports. Reviewers describe delays in essential medical care (including reports of pain medication being delayed for more than 24 hours), failures to deliver required medical equipment on arrival, and isolated but serious incidents of neglect such as a patient being left on the toilet for two hours and residents being allowed to sit in feces. Several comments indicate poor incident reporting and follow-up — for example, a fall-like event where a husband slid from a wheelchair and staff were not notified. Reviewers explicitly call out safety risks (concern for falls), ignored emergency/red button alerts, lack of bed side rails, and general poor responsiveness that can elevate medical risks for frail or post-op residents.

    Staffing, communication, and professionalism are recurring themes. Many reviewers attribute problems to being short-staffed: slow call bell responses, delayed assistance, and general inattentiveness. At the same time, reviewers note variability among staff — some are "nice and caring," while others are described as rude or neglectful. Language barriers (poor English) and staff communication issues further complicate resident care and family interactions. Administrative problems are also prominent: lost laundry, inaccurate billing, and suggestions that legal intervention was necessary for some disputes. Combined, these issues point to systemic management and coordination problems rather than isolated interpersonal conflicts.

    Facility conditions and amenities received multiple complaints. Specific, reproducible issues include lack of a phone in patient rooms, nonworking clocks and TVs, and rooms too small to safely accommodate bariatric wheelchairs and mobility equipment. Housekeeping failures such as lost laundry and reports of unsanitary conditions were mentioned alongside descriptions of very poor or "unedible" food quality. The food quality complaints are frequent enough to be a distinct category of dissatisfaction and are characterized as unhealthy or unacceptable by reviewers.

    There is a bifurcation in experiences: while several reviewers urged that the facility not be recommended due to neglect and mismanagement, a smaller subset reported excellent rehab outcomes and caring staff. This inconsistency suggests variable performance depending on shift, unit, or individual staff members, and indicates that some residents can receive high-quality rehabilitation care even while systemic problems persist. Reviewers also noted that some preferred the comfort of home over the facility, implying that the facility failed to meet expectations for comfort or service in at least some cases.

    In summary, the reviews paint a portrait of a facility with meaningful strengths in its rehabilitation capability and pockets of compassionate staff, but also with systemic weaknesses in management, staffing levels, safety practices, communication, and basic amenities. The most urgent issues raised by multiple reviewers are neglectful care episodes, delayed medication and assistance, safety hazards (ignored alarms, falls, inappropriate room sizing for bariatric needs), poor food quality, and administrative/billing errors. For prospective residents or families, the reviews suggest a need for caution: verify staffing levels and emergency response procedures, confirm that necessary medical equipment will be in place at admission, insist on clear billing and communication practices, and, if possible, tour room sizes with mobility equipment in mind. For the facility, priorities should include addressing understaffing, improving emergency/alert responsiveness, enforcing care protocols to prevent neglect, improving food service quality, and resolving administrative and communication failures to reduce the risk of harm and legal escalation.

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    About Beechtree Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing

    Beechtree Center For Rehabilitation And Nursing sits as a 120-bed skilled nursing facility with about 113 residents each day, and while it's managed by Efraim Steif and affiliated with Upstate Services Group, what a person will notice is the long corridors and the rooms where the staff provide both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care for folks who need help with daily activities, whether just for a few weeks to recover, or much longer with advanced care needs, and folks with Alzheimer's or dementia can get specialized help in a safe environment with routines and programs like music and memory, or pet therapy, or recreation therapy that brighten the weeks as best they can while the dining services really try to serve fresh food from buffet-style steam tables, not just in one room but in each neighborhood, and every meal is prepared to look nice and stay at a good temperature-which comes as a relief, as meals and mealtimes are often bright spots, especially for people who follow therapeutic diets to manage different health concerns, and if family caregivers need a breather or help for a short time, they can use the Respite Care services for their loved one too, so families feel supported. It's the sort of place that tries to keep a home-like atmosphere even as it works to meet physical, social, spiritual, and emotional needs, where people are encouraged to wake up early if they want or sleep in, and they can choose showers or baths, while staff meet regularly with residents and families-especially if decisions about care get complicated, so folks have their voices heard, and there's an aim for dignity, respect, and self-determination as people get the care they need. There's always something going on, but it's worth noting that Beechtree Center did have 29 total state deficiencies and at least one was infection-related, and with nurse hours per resident each day below state average and nurse turnover higher than other places, some families might pay attention to those numbers, but for those looking for a nursing home with restaurant-style dining, specialized dementia programs, and the comfort of personal touches like music, pets, and memory activities, Beechtree offers both skilled nursing and a sense of home.

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