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Bridges Cornell Heights The Tudor in Ithaca, NY

Bridges Cornell Heights The Tudor is an assisted living community in Ithaca, NY.

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Bridges Cornell Heights The Tudor in Ithaca, NY

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  • Interior

    A cozy bedroom with elegant wooden furniture and warm lighting.

  • Decor

    A cozy bedroom with a classic design, featuring a comfortable bed, wooden furniture, and ample natural light from large windows.

  • Living Room

    A classic living room with red walls, featuring a fireplace and elegant furnishings.

  • Bedroom

    A cozy bedroom with twin beds and elegant furnishings.

  • Trees

    A large stone house with a curved driveway and surrounding trees.

  • Windows

    A well-designed bathroom featuring tiled walls and floors, complete with a sink, toilet, and window with curtains.

  • Dining

    A classic dining room with wooden furniture and elegant chandeliers.

  • Fireplace

    A cozy vintage-style living room featuring a fireplace, patterned armchairs, and an antique organ.

  • Chandelier

    A cozy room with wooden paneling, wicker furniture, and abundant natural light streaming through large windows.

  • Natural Light

    A cozy vintage bedroom with a single bed and decorative wallpaper, illuminated by natural light.

  • Piano

    A luxurious and elegantly designed living room featuring a grand piano and wooden furniture.

  • Traditional Decor

    A cozy, traditionally decorated bedroom with a bed near a large window and an open door leading to an outdoor area.

  • Vintage

    A cozy vintage study room with a chessboard on the table and bookshelves in the background.

407 Wyckoff Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850

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4 from 25 reviews
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Overall Review of Bridges Cornell Heights The Tudor

common 13 reviews mention this

Staff compassion and responsiveness

Residents describe staff as compassionate, respectful, and responsive to changing needs.

Across many reviews, families say the team provides compassionate, respectful care and treats residents with dignity. Several people mention patience and attentiveness, including staff being responsive when questions come up and offering support that helps families feel at ease. Even a critical review credits managers with kindness and a good disposition, though it also raises serious concerns about medical handling.

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Meals are a recurring high point

Residents and families frequently praise the quality and variety of meals.

Multiple reviews highlight food as enjoyable and well prepared, with one family describing nutritious meals and variety that residents genuinely liked. Other reviewers specifically call out delicious meals served in the dining room and note daily variety. Reviews about daily life also connect mealtime to a comfortable atmosphere and attentive staff support.

  • A classic dining room with wooden furniture and elegant chandeliers.
  • A beautifully decorated dining room featuring a classic wooden table, elegant chairs, a chandelier, and a grandfather clock.
common 5 reviews mention this

Home-like spaces and cleanliness

Families repeatedly mention clean, well-kept living spaces.

Several reviews describe the apartments and common spaces as clean and comfortable, including one calling the property stunning and clean. Other families say the small apartment is clean and beautiful, and describe the overall environment as supportive rather than institutional. Multiple reviewers also comment on the appearance and home-like design of the residences.

differentiator 6 reviews mention this

Individualized care for each resident

Families say care is tailored to each person’s needs and preferences.

A number of reviews describe the staff as adapting support as conditions change, including attention to evolving needs and patience with residents who are confused. Families also mention individualized help based on specific preferences and needs, and praise the way the team supports residents with different abilities. One reviewer specifically notes end-of-life support that allowed the family to be present during the final hours.

caveat 4 reviews mention this

Concerns about tip baiting

Some reviews raise concerns about integrity around tipping practices.

Several critical reviews complain about “tip baiting,” describing situations where a delivery tip was reduced after arrival. These reviewers say they do not recommend the community based on that experience, and at least one adds additional allegations about neglect and food being left out. While other reviews are strongly positive, these negative accounts focus on trust and follow-through around service handling.

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Features

Housing

  • 15 resident community capacity 15 resident community capacity
  • Studio apartments Studio apartments

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living
  • Board and Care Home Board and Care Home
  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Financing advice Financing advice
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Laundry Laundry
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Telephone Telephone
  • VA Benefits Consultation VA Benefits Consultation
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Tompkins Cty (3 miles away) Tompkins Cty (3 miles away)
  • Transportation & parking Transportation & parking

Care Services

  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Coordination with health care providers Coordination with health care providers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Physical therapy Physical therapy
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Transportation arrangement (medical) Transportation arrangement (medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Activities off-site Activities off-site
  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Languages Spoken

  • English English

Nearby Places of Interest

Restaurants

  • Louie's Lunch (0.1 miles)
  • Trillium (0.6 miles)
  • Lincoln Street Diner (0.7 miles)
  • Cornell Dairy Bar (0.9 miles)
  • Collegetown Bagels (0.9 miles)
  • Ned's Pizza New York (1 miles)
  • Koko Korean Restaurant (1 miles)

Places of Worship

  • First Congregational Church (0.2 miles)
  • Tabernacle Baptist Church (0.8 miles)
  • St Paul's Methodist Church (1.1 miles)
  • Temple Beth-El (1.1 miles)
  • St Catherine Of Siena (1.1 miles)

Parks

  • Sunset Park (0.5 miles)
  • F R Newman Arboretum Park (1.1 miles)
  • Stewart Park (1.1 miles)
  • Dewitt Park (1.2 miles)
  • Conway Park (1.3 miles)
  • Cass Park (1.6 miles)
  • Ithaca Dog Park (1.8 miles)

Physicians

  • Health Center-Cornell University (0.7 miles)
  • Cornell Health (0.7 miles)
  • Maria K. Gentry (0.9 miles)
  • Asthma & Allergy Associates PC (1 miles)
  • Whole Picture Health & Vision (1.1 miles)
  • Cayuga Facial Surgery (1.2 miles)
  • IthacaMed (1.2 miles)

Cafes

  • Gimme! Coffee (0.9 miles)
  • Allechant (0.9 miles)
  • Gimme Coffee (1.1 miles)
  • Starbucks (1.2 miles)
  • Waffle Frolic (1.3 miles)
  • Gimme Coffee (1.6 miles)
  • Ithaca Coffee Company (1.6 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Kinney Drugs (1 miles)
  • Green Street Pharmacy (1.4 miles)
  • Apothekara (1.4 miles)
  • Kinney Drugs (1.6 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.8 miles)
  • Wegmans (1.9 miles)
  • Walgreens (2 miles)

Theaters

  • Cinemapolis (1.4 miles)

Transportation

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (1.6 miles)
  • Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) (2.6 miles)
  • U-Haul Moving & Storage (2.7 miles)

Hospitals

  • Hammond Health Center (2.3 miles)

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