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Finger Lakes Center For Living

20 Park Avenue, Auburn, NY 130213152557188Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 80Avg. daily residents: 75County: Cayuga
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The complete public record on Finger Lakes Center For Living, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Auburn, New York, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New York average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Finger Lakes Center For Living holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $101,300 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.23 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.62)
0.57 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.71)
3.68 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
33.7% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (40.4)
25.0% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 6, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
8 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
about the state average (7.9)
3 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$101,300 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($23,619)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

11 citations on record across recent inspections, 3 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
February 20, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
February 20, 20260609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
October 29, 20250760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
October 29, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 30, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 6, 20240812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 6, 20240761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 6, 20240800Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 6, 20240727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.C · Minimal harm potential

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.