Assisted Living
Crossroads
120 Gifford St, Syracuse, NY 13202 · Map
Licensed for 59 residents · Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse New York, Inc.
Crossroads is a state-licensed assisted living community in Syracuse, New York. It is licensed for 59 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Crossroads says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- 3 meals a day.
emergency shelter, three nutritious meals a day, housing, supportive services, and opportunities for employment and community connection
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 59 residents
Adult Home 520-E-088, current license dated Sep 12, 1984. Licensee Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse New York, Inc..
Nearest emergency room
0.7 miles
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads this community | 59 | Not published | Active | 8 violations, 0 enforcement actions | |
| Sedgwick Heights | 1.7 mi | 154 | Not published | Active | 14 violations, 1 enforcement actions |
| Loretto EHP #1 Bernardine Apartments | 2.5 mi | 148 | Not published | Active | 17 violations, 1 enforcement actions |
| Loretto Village Apartments Enriched Housing Site #5 | 2.6 mi | 79 | Not published | Active | 15 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Keepsake Village at Greenpoint | 2.9 mi | 57 | Not published | Active | 23 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
State inspection record8 violations, 0 enforcement actions
- Last inspection report
- January 14, 2026
- Inspections
- 10, 8 violations cited
- Complaint inspections
- 8, 4 violations cited
- Enforcement actions
- 0
- No violations cited at the last 2 inspections (October 2025 to January 2026)
Inspection reports
- January 14, 2026, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- October 10, 2025, relicensure, complaint, follow-up survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- June 18, 2025, relicensure, complaint survey: 4 violations (Requirements before submitting a request for, Supervision, Medication management, Safety procedures) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- June 16, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- January 27, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
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- April 9, 2024, relicensure, follow-up survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- January 30, 2024, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- November 30, 2023, relicensure survey: 4 violations (Return of resident funds and valuables, Case management, Smoke and fire protection, Housekeeping) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- and 2 more on the state’s site
Read the full record on the state’s site →
DOH: “The Department conducts inspections for certification purposes every 12 to 18 months at each ACF, as well as follow-up inspections to ensure that any previously cited deficiencies are corrected. Additional investigations are conducted as a result of complaints and incident reports received by the Department.” DOH: “Violations under dispute through the Inspection Review Process (IRP) are not displayed.” Under 18 NYCRR Part 486, DOH may assess civil penalties against an adult care facility for violating its regulations. This community is certified for 59 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Inspection reports themselves are not online; you can request copies from DOH (how to request reports), and each facility must post its most recent report in a public area. Source: New York State Department of Health, Division of Adult Care Facilities and Assisted Living Surveillance, NYS Health Profiles, data as of October 15, 2026, covering April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
Kitchen inspections3 inspections by New York State Department of Health since 2023; latest 0 critical, 0 not critical (October 2025)
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
New York State Department of Health: Crossroads
- Oct 23, 2025 (inspection): 0 critical, 0 not critical. No violations listed.
- Jun 27, 2024 (inspection): 0 critical, 2 not critical.
1 violation
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces (Not critical)
- Nov 3, 2023 (inspection): 0 critical, 0 not critical. No violations listed.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical Violation: The state's critical violation, one more likely to cause foodborne illness. Not Critical Violation: A sanitation or maintenance violation. Does not cover New York City, and several large counties (for example Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Erie and Monroe) run their own programs and are not in this dataset.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse New York, Inc.
- License type
- Adult Home
- License number
- 520-E-088
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 1984-09-12
- Licensed capacity
- 59
- Licensee
- Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse New York, Inc.
- County
- Onondaga County
Source: New York state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in New York, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in New York
- Assisted Living Program (ALP). Medicaid can pay for services through the Assisted Living Program (ALP), which is only for people who qualify for nursing home care. Medicaid recipients must have ALP services approved ahead of time by the local social services district. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.7 mi, nursing home 0.8 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center, Syracuse. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Syracuse. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nascentia Health At Home, Syracuse. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- SUNY Upstate Outpatient Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 13202 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Upstate Pediatrics Dialysis Unit, Syracuse, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis, Syracuse, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Davita Central New York Dialysis Center, Syracuse, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 13202.
Hospice Of Central New York, office in Liverpool, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Department Of Medicine Medical Serv Grp At Suny Hlth Sci Ctr Syr In, Syracuse. 0.6 miles away, straight line. 8 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in June 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked15 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health, Division of Adult Care Facilities and Assisted Living Surveillance inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| New York Medicaid provider list | Jun 30, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Crossroads provide?
Crossroads is licensed by the state of New York for assisted living in Syracuse, New York. Its licensed capacity is 59 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Crossroads?
No. We publish state licensing details for Crossroads but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Crossroads cost?
Assisted Living in New York typically starts at $4,800 to $7,950 a month. Based on 80 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Crossroads does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Crossroads?
Use Crossroads's website, rmsyr.org#http://www.rmsyr.org#, or visit at 120 Gifford St, Syracuse, NY 13202.
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