Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing

    318 S Albany St, Ithaca, NY 14850
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.79·(33)

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing and CNA care
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy program
    • Clean, well‑maintained rooms and common areas
    • Clear family communication and discharge planning
    • Active social and recreational opportunities
    • Supportive dementia-capable care
    • Coordinated aftercare and home-transition support
    • Courteous housekeeping and maintenance staff
    • Respectful drivers and therapy specialists
    • Personalized comfort and end-of-life care
    • Welcoming, friendly atmosphere for visitors
    • Demonstrated successful rehab outcomes for many patients

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage
    • Delayed responses to call bells and assistance requests
    • Gaps in medication administration timeliness and oversight
    • Unreliable meal quality and food-service consistency
    • Equipment maintenance and in-room communication lapses
    • Admissions logistics and medical-equipment provisioning gaps
    • Limited accessibility and space for bariatric residents
    • Inadequate incident-reporting and family-notification processes
    • Billing inaccuracies and administrative transparency issues
    • Language barriers affecting staff–family communication
    • Nighttime noise and sleep-disruption risk
    • Sanitation and incontinence-care delays

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews of Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing are mixed, with a clear split between praise for direct-care staff and rehabilitation services and concerns about operational reliability and management practices. Many families and residents described strong therapeutic progress and compassionate bedside care, while others raised substantive issues about timeliness of assistance, administrative processes, and facility-level logistics.

    Care and staff: Numerous comments highlight compassionate, patient nursing and CNA interactions and effective physical and occupational therapy teams that support functional recovery. Staff are frequently described as polite, professional, and attentive when present; several reviews emphasized dignity-preserving care and helpful guidance for transitions home. At the same time, reviewers repeatedly cited inconsistent staffing coverage, slow call‑bell responses, and delays in medication administration, which create safety and comfort risks. Language barriers and variable communication style among staff were also noted as affecting family interactions.

    Dining and activities: Activity and social opportunities receive positive mentions — communal dining with games and organized activities, friendly common areas, and supportive recreational staff. These elements contribute to an engaging environment for many residents. Conversely, food quality and consistency are recurring concerns: reviewers described uneven meal preparation and dissatisfaction with ingredients and meal palatability, although some praised the kitchen staff and specific improvements.

    Facilities and safety: The physical environment is generally described as clean and well maintained, with attentive housekeeping. However, multiple operational weaknesses were raised: in-room equipment and communication devices occasionally malfunction or are not present, rooms may be undersized for bariatric equipment, and nighttime noise can disrupt sleep. Reviewers also identified gaps in admissions logistics (delayed delivery of prescribed medical equipment) and inconsistent availability of safety aids, which may increase fall risk if not addressed.

    Management and patterns: Administrative issues appear repeatedly in reviews, including billing inaccuracies, lost personal items or laundry, and perceived delays in addressing family concerns. A few families referenced escalating matters to external or legal channels. These comments point to weaknesses in management responsiveness, incident reporting, and billing transparency rather than uniform clinical shortcomings. Several reviewers described staff doing their best under resource constraints, suggesting that staffing and operational pressures may be systemic.

    Recommendation for prospective families: Beechtree shows strengths in rehabilitation therapy, compassionate bedside care, and communal life; these are strong reasons to consider the center for short-term rehab or dementia-capable care. Prospective residents and families should, however, conduct focused due diligence before admission: confirm room dimensions and bariatric accessibility if needed, verify in-room communication devices and delivered medical equipment, review medication‑administration and call‑response protocols, and ask about billing procedures and grievance resolution. A visit during daytime and nighttime hours, and a detailed conversation with management about staffing plans, can help clarify whether the center’s operational practices match the level of reliability your loved one requires.

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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

    Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is located at 318 S Albany St, Ithaca, NY, 14850.

    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.

    People often ask...

    Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing offers memory care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing.

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    Yes, Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 318 S Albany St, Ithaca, NY 14850.

    No, Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 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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