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Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit

7785 North State Street, Lowville, NY 133673153765200Ownership: Government - CountyCertified beds: 160Avg. daily residents: 109County: Lewis
Health inspection overdue — CMS reports the most recent standard inspection is older than its normal cycle.

The complete public record on Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Lowville, 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.
Lewis County General Hospital-Nursing Home Unit holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $160,046 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

4.41 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.62)
0.85 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.71)
3.69 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
42.9% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (40.4)
59.3% 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

July 30, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
5 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (7.9)
9 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$160,046 in federal fines across 1 penalty (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

16 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 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
October 10, 20240600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
October 10, 20240835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 10, 20240744Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. ComplaintD · 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.