Oak Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center
602 Hudson St, Ithaca, NY 14850 · Tompkins County · 60 certified beds · avg 58 residents/day · certified since Jul 1, 1967
Part of chain: THE MAYER FAMILY (11 facilities, chain avg rating 2.9★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (15)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide each resident with a nourishing, tasty, well-balanced diet that meets their daily nutritional and special dietary needs. · from a complaint |
| Mar 19, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Oct 25, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. · from a complaint |
| Oct 25, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint |
| Jan 12, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
| Sep 28, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Sep 28, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. |
| Sep 28, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Jul 1, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. |
| Jul 1, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 6).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | New York avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.02 | 3.58 | 3.95 | top 24% in New York; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | top 35% in New York; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.33 | 3.13 | 3.50 | top 31% in New York; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | top 30% in New York; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 55.0 | 40.3 | 45.8 | bottom 17% in New York; bottom 25% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 54.5 | 39.8 | 42.9 | bottom 20% in New York; bottom 29% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.97, RN 0.66, weekend 3.29. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appel, Anna | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 18% | 04/01/2014 |
| Berman, Mordechai | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 5% | 04/01/2014 |
| Klein, Rivky | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 18% | 04/01/2014 |
| Landa, Hinda | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 04/01/2014 |
| Landa, Steven | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 8% | 04/01/2014 |
| Litkowski, Pearl | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 04/01/2014 |
| Majerovic, Helen | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 5% | 04/01/2014 |
| Mayer, Andrea | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 5% | 04/01/2014 |
| Reich, Suri | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 10% | 04/01/2014 |
| Appel, Anna | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2014 |
| Berman, Mordechai | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2014 |
| Gewirtz, Jonathan | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/11/2019 |
| Klein, Rivky | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2014 |
| Mayer, Andrea | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2014 |
| Wettenstein, David | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/11/2019 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Can I see a sample menu, and how do you handle special diets like low-sodium or diabetic meals?"
- "Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | 0.6 mi | Ithaca, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 3.0 mi | Ithaca, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Kendal at Ithaca | 3.3 mi | Ithaca, NY | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Groton Community Health Care Ctr Res Care Fac | 12.3 mi | Groton, NY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center | 19.7 mi | Cortland, NY | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Schuyler Hospital INC and Long Term Care Unit | 19.8 mi | Montour Falls, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Northwoods Rehab and Nursing Center at Moravia | 19.9 mi | Moravia, NY | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 335225.