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
Nursing home report
PATHWAYS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
NISKAYUNA, NY · Medicare-certified · 112 beds
In good standing
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
PATHWAYS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER has a 4-star overall rating. Key signals are strong quality measures (5 stars) but weaker staffing (2 stars) with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.94 vs 4.1 hours/resident/day); it had 0 fines in the last 24 months and a 3-star health inspection rating.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9397 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 3.9397.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.65
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.28
- Nurse aides
- 2.01
- Weekend nursing
- 3.40
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 48%
Registered nurse turnover: 22%
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
9.6%10.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.9%1%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.6%1.3%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.9%2.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
0.9%2.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
23.3%7.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.7%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.7%26.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—4.2%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.7%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
3.5%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 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
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
- 107.2 residents on an average day (96% 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.