Assisted Living
Focus Senior Living at Utica
1445 Kemble Street, Utica, NY 13501 · Map
Licensed for 110 residents · Utica AH Operations Associates, LLC
Focus Senior Living at Utica is a state-licensed assisted living community in Utica, New York. It is licensed for 110 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last inspection report: Feb 18, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 110 residents
Enriched Housing Program 510-S-061, current license dated Jan 14, 1991. Licensee Utica AH Operations Associates, LLC.
Nearest emergency room
1.6 miles
Wynn Hospital, rated 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Senior Living at Utica this community | 110 | Not published | Active | 33 violations, 3 enforcement actions | |
| Masonic Home | 2.6 mi | 80 | Not published | Active | 2 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Cedarbrook Village, Incorporated | 2.6 mi | 65 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Willow Park HFA | 3.8 mi | 60 | Not published | Active | 137 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Presbyterian Residential Community | 5.2 mi | 96 | Not published | Active | 20 violations, 3 enforcement actions |
State inspection record33 violations, 3 enforcement actions
- Last inspection report
- February 18, 2026
- Inspections
- 59, 33 violations cited
- Complaint inspections
- 56, 29 violations cited
- Enforcement actions
- 3
Enforcement actions (Stipulation and Order issued)
- February 12, 2026: Stipulation and Order ACF-26-013
- August 22, 2025: Stipulation and Order ACF-25-050
- February 23, 2023: Stipulation and Order ACF-24-008
Inspection reports
- February 18, 2026, complaint survey: 1 violation (Admission and retention standards) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- January 9, 2026, complaint survey: 2 violations (Housekeeping, Maintenance) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- December 10, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- December 9, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- November 20, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
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- October 15, 2025, other survey: 1 violation (Records and reports) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- October 10, 2025, relicensure, complaint, follow-up survey: 2 violations (Housekeeping, Maintenance) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- October 8, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- and 51 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 110 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.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Utica AH Operations Associates, LLC
- License type
- Enriched Housing Program
- License number
- 510-S-061
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 1991-01-14
- Licensed capacity
- 110
- Licensee
- Utica AH Operations Associates, LLC
- County
- Oneida 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 programsOn the New York list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the New York list of Medicaid providers. Listed as Focus Senior Living at Utica under Assisted Living Program (ALP). Assisted Living Program beds certified: 96 (2026 Q2). (state list, as of Jun 30, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
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)
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case, no violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Mar 8, 2014.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.6 mi, nursing home 0.0 mi, pharmacy 3.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wynn Hospital, Utica. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oneida Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Utica. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vna Utica And Oneida Co Chha, Utica. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kinney Drugs. 3.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 13501 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Faxton Dialysis, Utica, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc St Luke Inc Dialysis, Utica, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc Masonic Care Community Dialysis, Utica, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 13501.
Hospice And Palliative Care Inc New Hartford, office in New Hartford, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund, Utica. 3.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 relatively 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively 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 February 2026. 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 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Focus Senior Living at Utica provide?
Focus Senior Living at Utica is licensed by the state of New York for assisted living in Utica, New York. Its licensed capacity is 110 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Focus Senior Living at Utica?
No. We publish state licensing details for Focus Senior Living at Utica 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 Focus Senior Living at Utica 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. Focus Senior Living at Utica does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Focus Senior Living at Utica?
Use Focus Senior Living at Utica's website, loretto-cny.org#http://www.loretto-cny.org#, or visit at 1445 Kemble Street, Utica, NY 13501.
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