The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
PATHWAYS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
NISKAYUNA, NY · Medicare-certified · 112 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
PATHWAYS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its strongest area is quality measures at 5 stars, while health inspections and staffing are both 3 stars; reported nurse staffing is 4.09 hours per resident per day, just below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0855 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 10, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0855.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.66
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.31
- Nurse aides
- 2.12
- Weekend nursing
- 3.49
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 26%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.8%10.6%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1%1.9%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.7%2.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5.1%4.9%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
4.1%1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.1%10.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—11.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
22.4%23.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—4.3%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.8%0%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited December 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Occupancy
- 104.5 residents on an average day (93% of 112 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.