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Cayuga Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home community in Ithaca, NY.

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Cayuga Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Ithaca, NY

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1229 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

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3.1 from 37 reviews
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Overall Review of Cayuga Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

common 7 reviews mention this

Staff are described as caring

Many residents and families describe staff as caring and helpful.

Across many reviews, families mention responsive, professional support and say they received answers when needed. Several also call out specific caregivers and praise management and the day-to-day people they interacted with. A few reviews also note that communication and support can be inconsistent, but the overall tone in the positive accounts is that staff try to help residents through day-to-day needs.

common 6 reviews mention this

Clean, bright, and well-kept

Residents and visitors often report a clean, bright facility.

Several reviews praise the property as clean and immaculate, with a look that feels more comfortable than a typical nursing setting. Families also mention it being tidy in main areas and describe rooms as bright and cheerful. A smaller number of reviews raise concerns about cleanliness or environment at specific times, but the cleaner-first impression shows up repeatedly.

common 3 reviews mention this

Rehab care gets strong praise

Rehab experiences are frequently described as positive.

Some families and residents describe rehab stays where physical therapy stood out, and they say care matched the needs that brought them in. Others simply summarize a rehab stay as great, including one review describing an inpatient rehab situation for a fall-related injury. These positive rehab mentions align with the facility’s skilled nursing focus.

caveat 13 reviews mention this

Understaffing and delays are recurring

Multiple reviews cite understaffing and care delays.

A recurring theme is that residents did not receive timely help, including medication timing issues and long waits for basic assistance. Several reviews describe understaffing on the floor or the night shift, with examples ranging from missed or delayed meds to insufficient hygiene support. Others mention phone and communication problems, including difficulty getting updates or responses, and families describing trouble coordinating care across shifts.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Special diets appear unreliable

Reviews describe problems following required diets.

Some residents report not consistently receiving their prescribed diet, including both kidney-related dietary needs and diabetes-related requirements. One review says the resident had to supplement food separately, while another mentions serving the wrong food for a diabetes diagnosis. While the community offers special-diet dining options, these accounts suggest the day-to-day match to individual needs can break down.

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Features

Housing

  • 160 resident community capacity 160 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Tompkins Cty (4 miles away) Tompkins Cty (4 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 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
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

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

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Physicians

  • Cayuga Medical Center Radiation Medicine (0.5 miles)
  • Cayuga Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center (0.5 miles)
  • Center For Pain Management (0.5 miles)
  • Radiology Associates of Ithaca (0.5 miles)
  • Cayuga Heart Institute of CMA (0.5 miles)
  • Northeast Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (0.5 miles)
  • Ithaca Dialysis Clinic (0.5 miles)

Hospitals

  • Cayuga Medical Center Maternal Child Health Unit (0.5 miles)
  • Cayuga Medical Center (0.5 miles)
  • Cayuga Hospital (0.6 miles)

Parks

  • Taughannock Falls Overlook (0.6 miles)
  • Ithaca Dog Park (0.7 miles)
  • Cass Park (1.1 miles)
  • Stewart Park (1.4 miles)
  • Conway Park (1.9 miles)
  • Sunset Park (2 miles)
  • F R Newman Arboretum Park (2.2 miles)

Restaurants

  • The BoatYard Grill (1.6 miles)
  • Purity Ice Cream Co. (1.7 miles)
  • Ithaca Bakery (1.9 miles)
  • Lincoln Street Diner (2 miles)
  • Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar (2 miles)
  • Maru Ramen (2.1 miles)
  • Liquid State Brewing Company (2.1 miles)

Transportation

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (1.7 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Tabernacle Baptist Church (1.8 miles)
  • Temple Beth-El (2.3 miles)
  • St Paul's Methodist Church (2.3 miles)
  • First Congregational Church (2.4 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Kinney Drugs (2.1 miles)
  • Wegmans (2.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.2 miles)
  • Apothekara (2.4 miles)
  • Walgreens (2.4 miles)
  • Green Street Pharmacy (2.5 miles)
  • Kinney Drugs (2.8 miles)

Cafes

  • Gimme Coffee (2.1 miles)
  • Gimme Coffee (2.1 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.4 miles)
  • Waffle Frolic (2.4 miles)
  • Panera Bread (2.6 miles)
  • Allechant (2.7 miles)
  • Gimme! Coffee (2.7 miles)

Theaters

  • Cinemapolis (2.4 miles)

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