Finger Lakes Center For Living
Nursing Home Facility
20 Park Avenue, Auburn, NY 13021
Finger Lakes Center For Living is a senior care community located in Auburn, NY. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Auburn area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (315) 255-7188.
Finger Lakes Center For Living is licensed for 80 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Auburn average about 105 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 93% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Auburn average about 2.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in September 2024 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Auburn average about 3.5 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 34%.
The community is located in Cayuga County, NY.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 11 problems at Finger Lakes Center For Living. 3 findings involved harm to a resident, including 3 that put residents in immediate danger. 6 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $101,300.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Have 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.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Finger Lakes Center For Living offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Other
- Beds / units 80
- Occupancy 93%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.2
- Annual staff turnover 34%
- Last health inspection September 2024
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