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Oak Hill Rehabilitation And Nursing Care Center in Ithaca, NY

Oak Hill Rehabilitation And Nursing Care Center is a nursing home community in Ithaca, NY.

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Oak Hill Rehabilitation And Nursing Care Center in Ithaca, NY

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602 Hudson Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

2.7 from 23 reviews
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Overall Review of Oak Hill Rehabilitation And Nursing Care Center

caveat 9 reviews mention this

Care staffing feels inconsistent

Residents describe care that can feel understaffed and slow to respond.

Several residents and families report problems with staffing levels, including long waits for help and call bells not answered. A few reviews also describe clinicians being stretched thin across many residents or floors, with residents left to manage without enough assistance. While some reviews say staff are attentive, the negative experiences repeatedly point to supervision gaps and delayed responses during day-to-day needs.

caveat 8 reviews mention this

Food quality is a mixed bag

Dining reviews range from consistently good to poorly prepared meals.

Some reviews praise the food as good, including mentions of fresh sandwiches and meals that residents like. Other reviews strongly criticize food quality and nutrition, describing meals that were inedible or not meeting basic needs. Even within the same listing, the dining experience appears to vary depending on timing and individual circumstances.

common 10 reviews mention this

Many residents praise staff devotion

Many reviewers say the staff is devoted and professional.

A sizable set of reviews describe caring, warm, and courteous staff, with caregivers taking time to listen and residents receiving help. Several families also highlight the facility’s clinical and therapy team as supportive during short-term rehab or recovery. While not every review is positive, the overall staff reputation is strongly mixed rather than uniformly negative.

common 3 reviews mention this

Activities keep residents engaged

Residents mention a steady schedule of activities and recreation.

Some reviews specifically call out lots of activities happening throughout the day, along with recreation as part of the team’s approach. A few families also reference organized daily activities when describing their overall experience. Taken together, activities come up as a practical day-to-day bright spot for some residents and visitors.

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Features

Housing

  • 60 resident community capacity 60 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

Restaurants

  • Gola Osteria (0.4 miles)
  • Sunset Grill (0.4 miles)
  • Dandy Rogan's Corner (0.4 miles)
  • Coltivare (0.4 miles)
  • Viva Taqueria (0.5 miles)
  • Mia Restaurant (0.6 miles)
  • Lucky Hare Brewing Company (0.6 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Green Street Pharmacy (0.5 miles)
  • Apothekara (0.5 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.8 miles)
  • Kinney Drugs (0.9 miles)
  • Wegmans (1 miles)
  • Kinney Drugs (3.3 miles)

Theaters

  • Cinemapolis (0.5 miles)

Cafes

  • Waffle Frolic (0.5 miles)
  • Starbucks (0.6 miles)
  • Gimme Coffee (0.9 miles)
  • Gimme Coffee (0.9 miles)
  • Panera Bread (0.9 miles)
  • Dolce Delight (1.8 miles)
  • Gimme! Coffee (2.6 miles)

Physicians

  • Breggin Peter MD (0.6 miles)
  • Cayuga Facial Surgery (0.6 miles)
  • Family Medicine Associates (0.6 miles)
  • Whole Picture Health & Vision (0.7 miles)
  • Cayuga Family Medicine (0.7 miles)
  • IthacaMed (0.8 miles)
  • Kumar Manoj MD (0.9 miles)

Parks

  • Dewitt Park (0.7 miles)
  • F R Newman Arboretum Park (0.8 miles)
  • Conway Park (1.1 miles)
  • Sunset Park (1.8 miles)
  • Buttermilk Falls State Park (1.8 miles)
  • Cass Park (1.8 miles)
  • Stewart Park (2.1 miles)

Hospitals

  • Hammond Health Center (0.7 miles)
  • Cayuga Medical Center Maternal Child Health Unit (3.4 miles)
  • Cayuga Medical Center (3.4 miles)

Places of Worship

  • St Paul's Methodist Church (0.7 miles)
  • Temple Beth-El (0.7 miles)
  • Tabernacle Baptist Church (1.3 miles)
  • First Congregational Church (1.8 miles)
  • St Catherine Of Siena (2.7 miles)

Transportation

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (1.2 miles)
  • U-Haul Moving & Storage (1.3 miles)

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