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Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

134 Homer Avenue, Cortland, NY 130456077563909Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 80Avg. daily residents: 72Chain: Guthrie (2 facilities)County: Cortland

The complete public record on Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Cortland, 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.
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $255,876 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

4.69 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.62)
0.95 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.71)
3.70 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
27.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (40.4)
28.6% RN turnover
0 administrators 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

February 25, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
6 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.9)
8 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$255,876 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

15 citations on record across recent inspections, 4 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
March 31, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
February 25, 20260692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.K · Immediate jeopardy
February 25, 20260684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 15, 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
March 15, 20240726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 15, 20240760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 15, 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

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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.